Life In 19x19

I've been pondering on making a Go Board based on two concepts. One is an Italian bistro style chess table, and the second is using South West-style tile to give it a Santa Fe look.

I can't say I'm particularly enamored with the traditional floor-boards particularly as all our floors are tiled and ...

I do agree on that. Veneer means they couldn't be bothered with staining the wood, much less painting the lines.

For awhile, I've been using http://www.gamedaze.com/Go-Deluxe-Wood-Set.aspx in solo games. It's not a bad set, but it wasn't made with adults in mind as the tip on my pinky finger covers it. As such, it's a pain to place or remove pieces in crowded areas.

So I've been looking high ...

I own the game as well, but can't play against other folks as I'm not a gold member at this time, not to mention the times I can hook my 360 to the internet is rare atm.

Today, I signed up at KGS under the name BigJakeV3 with the intention trying to play at least one game a day as time permitted.

I played this game against another newbie with the callsign of Kable.
So here's how the game went:
http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/download/file.php?id=720

We had a 9K ...