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by Saproxylic
Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:31 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Go to recover cognitive abilities
Replies: 16
Views: 11416

Re: Using Go to recover cognitive abilities

Saproxylic, if you want we can play a slow correspondence game on OGS — my username there is “trohde”

I am by no means a strong player, though; currently oscillating between 13k and 11k, but we can chat there about our game while we’re playing, if we like. It’s also possible to post move ...
by Saproxylic
Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:31 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Go to recover cognitive abilities
Replies: 16
Views: 11416

Re: Using Go to recover cognitive abilities

Hello, wanted to update a little bit and ask for a tad more advice.

Sadly I have lost any possibility to play with the friend I started to play with, which is sad, and so far have failed to convince anyone else to give Go a shot, it made me lose my motivation a fair bit, but I still end up trying ...
by Saproxylic
Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:39 pm
Forum: Gobans and other equipment
Topic: Sphere-Go
Replies: 43
Views: 29273

Re: Sphere-Go

I actually kinda love, how it turned out! Yes, shiny and I guess a bit hard on the eyes if you have been plating on traditional gobans, but for a total noob like me who's not used to anything yet it seems to be a totally acceptable way of playing. the weight might be a dealbreaker for me, but, well ...
by Saproxylic
Wed Aug 27, 2014 11:19 am
Forum: Gobans and other equipment
Topic: Sphere-Go
Replies: 43
Views: 29273

Re: Sphere-Go

It sure looks fancy! Idea is charming indeed!
I'm not a big specialist on magnets, but, if the magnets you are planning to use are like the spherical magnets used in those magnetic bead toys, it actually requires a certain level skill to arrange those spherical magnets in a square formation where ...
by Saproxylic
Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:35 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Go to recover cognitive abilities
Replies: 16
Views: 11416

Re: Using Go to recover cognitive abilities

Thank you all for replies, I have been slowly browsing through the resources, and spent a couple of nights on them, and there is a bit of progress, I think,so it's going well.

Inability to reason about the board at all? Or see the simple consequences of a move? Constantly finding yourself in ...
by Saproxylic
Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:59 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Go to recover cognitive abilities
Replies: 16
Views: 11416

Using Go to recover cognitive abilities

First of all I'm really glad that I have discovered Go and his online community, and I'm hoping Go will become a more or less permanent part of my life.

Second, I would like to ask for a bit of advice where to start in my specific situation.

Due to some ongoing health condition in the last 5 or so ...