If you had 10,000 $ to spend on go.

entropi · **#21**

My problem more lack of time than lack of money. Since 10,000 is not enough to quit my job, it cannot buy me time.

Therefore, if I have to spend it on go, I would send my nephew or my daughter (if she is interested in future of course) to japan for a summer course.

shapenaji · **#22**

I'd grab a TV spot on a local channel and advertise the game. Furthermore, I'd make the ad as mysterious and convoluted as possible, to get people asking "What the &%*$ was that?"

daniel_the_smith · **#23**

10k isn't enough to do what I would want to do.

1 mil is probably the absolute minimum to buy a large enough residence suitably close to an agreeable pro and start a live-in go boarding school. It'd require two or three pros or extremely strong amateurs, willing students, and probably a bunch of insurance and legal requirements I'd rather not think about. But it would be awesome.

Horibe · **#24**

Joaz Banbeck wrote:

I'd go to Vegas and put it on the no pass line. Twice. 10K is not enough to make a difference. 40K might be.
I'd add it to the prize money for Ing at Congress. It might be enough to attract some strong Asian pros.

But they would have to be citizens of the US, Canada or Mexico to play under current rules.

Anyway, not enough to do much on its own, I would give it to the AGF...and maybe support a local tournament and buy an AGA Life membership with the tax deduction.

wms · **#25**

I'd spend all of it on KGS Plus memberships for me, my friends, and random strangers.

OK, seriously, if I had $10,000 that could only be spent on go, and nothing else, I think then I think the "set up a tournament with this as prize money" idea is a fun one.

willemien · **#26**

I would spend it all on go software . (I can then hire a real programmer to help me to write the program i am dreaming of.

See:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1524
http://senseis.xmp.net/?GoSoftwareForTheFuture

(and of what i have left i would support Harleqin with:

Quote:

I would organize a tournament, with a nice location, Bonus timing, Ikeda rules.

But i guess i first need to pay off my debts :grumpy:

Helel wrote:

Buy guns and drugs to set up a small business. Then use the revenue to finance international tournaments were everyone had to use my rules and my clocks.

Is this a reference to the ING foundation ? :rambo:

karaklis · **#27**

shapenaji wrote:

I'd grab a TV spot on a local channel and advertise the game.

I had a similar idea with a famous newspaper. The first ad explains the game and after that one tsumego per week as a competition.

palapiku · **#28**

Buy out KGS and open-source the client

Exologist · **#29**

Totally put it into lessons, although it wouldn't be a bad idea to get a nicer set of stones and board to show off.

Jedo · **#30**

Jordus wrote:

At first I thought about setting up a really sweet go room like the one they have shown in the picture at shodan imports...

That is officially my new dream room :shock:

Mef · **#31**

Hmm, for ten thousand dollars to spend on go...Perhaps buying 100 go sets and having them sent to local coffee shops in major cities (and perhaps near college campuses) along with little flyers that have an intro to go. A lot of those places have board games for regulars to sit around and play when they get bored, maybe they'll pick up go?...averaging about $100/venue, it might be enough get the board and stones there, maybe to sponsor a go night at each location (granted volunteer effort would be helpful there...)...who knows if it would work, might be a start though...

wms · **#32**

palapiku wrote:

Buy out KGS and open-source the client

You'll need a lot more than $10,000 for that, you know.

chiwito · **#33**

tundra wrote:

I might try to buy out the copyrights of a few out-of-print go books, then turn around and place the books in the public domain. (Though this would probably require something more like $100,000.)

Some day if I have the funds, I hope to do something similar. I would try to make a deal with copyright holders to publish sturdy hardcover editions not only of currently out of print go titles but also of in print titles where the rights holders would see the advantage of a hardcover simultaneous to their paper editions, aimed at libraries, go clubs, and others valuing durability. I would probably also produce a very limited run of purely collectible copies with tipped-in art and on special paper, just for the few fanatic book collectors like myself.

I wouldn't be expecting to make money [or even to break even] on this venture. It would simply be a combination of filling a small need for the go community and a logical extension of my current hobby of collecting go books, on which I have spend a lot more than $10K.

chiwito

imabuddha · **#34**

chiwito wrote:

I would probably also produce a very limited run of purely collectible copies with tipped-in art and on special paper, just for the few fanatic book collectors like myself.

That would be very cool! I wish the English Go book market was large enough for a publisher like Easton Press to do a series...

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