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What would you classify Go as
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Author:  Javaness2 [ Sun May 20, 2012 9:05 am ]
Post subject:  What would you classify Go as
Pick the category you believe Go / Weiqi / Baduk belongs to :)
Author:  palapiku [ Sun May 20, 2012 10:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What would you classify Go as
As much as I would like to pick "Art", go is ultimately just a contest of raw reading power with not much depth to it. This is why children can be so successful at go - it's pretty rare to see world-class child composers, or pianists, or painters. Any esthetic merit is only a by-product - there's esthetic merit to anything when it's done really really well. You can argue over whether go is a game or a sport (I went with game as the least contentious option), but it's definitely not yoghurt, and not art.
Author:  Inkwolf [ Mon May 21, 2012 7:22 pm ]
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I feel like, if it was just a game, I wouldn't have to work so hard at it. :shock:
Author:  Tryss [ Mon May 21, 2012 7:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What would you classify Go as
It's a game that can be played as a mindsport, and like every complex activity, can be considered by some people as an art. :rambo:
Author:  mw42 [ Mon May 21, 2012 7:35 pm ]
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I don't see how anyone can classify Goe as a yogurt.
Author:  speedchase [ Mon May 21, 2012 8:26 pm ]
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go...gurt?
Author:  ilFuria [ Tue May 22, 2012 5:33 am ]
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I think that is a game. I live it as a game and enjoy it as a game. A strategy game for sure, but nevertheless a game!
Author:  Archivist [ Tue May 22, 2012 11:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What would you classify Go as
art, because while reading is one necessary trait, shape is another.
Author:  Koroviev [ Tue May 22, 2012 12:04 pm ]
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mw42 wrote:
I don't see how anyone can classify Goe as a yogurt.


There are a lot of persuasive reasons. Many theorists classify it as a yoghurt.
Author:  Zombie [ Tue May 22, 2012 1:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What would you classify Go as
I kind of dislike labels like mind-sport. They feel like trying to borrow the esteem of traditional sports for something else. Go itself is undoubtedly a game. A great game, no doubt, but still just a game of stones on a grid. I think a kind of art could be said to be found in playing any interesting game well. But as far as this poll is concerned, there is only one proper option.
Author:  shapenaji [ Tue May 22, 2012 2:10 pm ]
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Zombie wrote:
I kind of dislike labels like mind-sport. They feel like trying to borrow the esteem of traditional sports for something else. Go itself is undoubtedly a game. A great game, no doubt, but still just a game of stones on a grid. I think a kind of art could be said to be found in playing any interesting game well. But as far as this poll is concerned, there is only one proper option.


We're of one mind, and that mind thinks of yogurt.
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