Believe it or not, but this is how I imagine Go in my head when I'm playing. I'm indeed a strange fellow, so I thought I'd offer you all a visit to my strange imagination. If you all like this, I might do more.
Edit: Visualization (Thought this might come in handy)
[sgf-full](;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.00]
PW[White]PB[Black]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[pp]
;W[dd]
;B[pj]
;W[nc]
;B[lc]
;W[ne]
;B[pf]
;W[kd]
;B[ld]
;W[le])[/sgf-full]
Conversations:
B - Black
W - White
R- Red
Black: Hello my friend.
White: Hi there.
Black: So, is it quite alright if I take Q16?
White: Sure, go ahead. I wanted to take D4 anyway.
Black: Cool. Seems like that's pretty even.
White: Indeed. Shall we continue playing?
Black: We shall indeed! I'd like Q4 now.
White: Splendid! That leaves me with D16! Quite a lovely little setup we have here!
Black: Oh it is. You have two corners, I have two corners. Pretty even, eh? Well, I think I'll take Q10 now.
White: Oh, very interesting. I hadn't the foggiest you'd consider taking that point!
Very well then. I shall try to limit your gain with O17!
Black: Nice try, but I am well prepared for your tactics!
M17!
White: Wow, that looks very nice. A pincer. I expected that! And now I respond with O15!
Black: Thank you. I hoped you would! Now I shall expand my influence with Q14. What say you to that, my old friend?
White: Hm. I would very much like to attack you! L16!
Black: Oh, but I expected that. That is why I shall play M16!
What say you to that?
White: Good Heavens! You answer me brilliantly! However, that leaves me to take M15!
And what do you have to say to that?
Red: I say you both shut your mouths! Some of us are trying to sleep!
Conversations
-
hailthorn011
- Lives in sente
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:34 pm
- Rank: KGS 6k
- GD Posts: 0
- Universal go server handle: hailthorn
- Location: VA, USA
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 100 times
- Contact:
-
daal
- Oza
- Posts: 2508
- Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:30 am
- GD Posts: 0
- Has thanked: 1304 times
- Been thanked: 1128 times
Re: Conversations
What amicable stones you have! The things my go stones say are unprintable on this forum.
Patience, grasshopper.
-
BaghwanB
- Lives with ko
- Posts: 223
- Joined: Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:16 pm
- Rank: SDK
- GD Posts: 156
- Location: Denver CO
- Has thanked: 16 times
- Been thanked: 83 times
Re: Conversations
Mine tend to say "Ooof" and "Aaaarrrgh" as they plunge into the lower depths...
Bruce "Cyclops" Young
Bruce "Cyclops" Young
Currently reading: Plutarch, Cerebus, and D&Q 25th Anniversary
-
hailthorn011
- Lives in sente
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:34 pm
- Rank: KGS 6k
- GD Posts: 0
- Universal go server handle: hailthorn
- Location: VA, USA
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 100 times
- Contact:
Re: Conversations
Li Kao wrote:Your stones sound like true British gentlemen.
Oddly enough that's what they sounded like in my head. Strange considering I'm not from there.
Slava Ukraini!
-
hailthorn011
- Lives in sente
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:34 pm
- Rank: KGS 6k
- GD Posts: 0
- Universal go server handle: hailthorn
- Location: VA, USA
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 100 times
- Contact:
Re: Conversations
BaghwanB wrote:Mine tend to say "Ooof" and "Aaaarrrgh" as they plunge into the lower depths...
Bruce "Cyclops" Young
You'd think my stones say the same since I'm an 11k. lol
Slava Ukraini!
-
hailthorn011
- Lives in sente
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:34 pm
- Rank: KGS 6k
- GD Posts: 0
- Universal go server handle: hailthorn
- Location: VA, USA
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 100 times
- Contact:
Re: Conversations
daal wrote:What amicable stones you have! The things my go stones say are unprintable on this forum.
I would be quite intimidated to hear yours, then. :O
Slava Ukraini!
-
Nikolas73
- Lives with ko
- Posts: 172
- Joined: Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:24 pm
- Rank: KGS 3 kyu
- GD Posts: 42
- KGS: Nikolas73
- DGS: Nikolas73
- Location: London / Vancouver
- Has thanked: 28 times
- Been thanked: 12 times
- Contact:
Re: Conversations
hailthorn011 wrote:Li Kao wrote:Your stones sound like true British gentlemen.
Oddly enough that's what they sounded like in my head. Strange considering I'm not from there.
-I am reminded of those two gophers from Looney Tunes
.I've thought about this quite a bit actually - a strong player once told me that when you get really good at Go you start to hear the stones talking to each other. Maybe not exactly like this, but I assume it's a similar concept
.All About Go | Go website featuring lessons, history of Go, downloads, articles by professionals and more.
-
hailthorn011
- Lives in sente
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:34 pm
- Rank: KGS 6k
- GD Posts: 0
- Universal go server handle: hailthorn
- Location: VA, USA
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 100 times
- Contact:
Re: Conversations
Nikolas73 wrote:hailthorn011 wrote:Li Kao wrote:Your stones sound like true British gentlemen.
Oddly enough that's what they sounded like in my head. Strange considering I'm not from there.
-I am reminded of those two gophers from Looney Tunes
I've thought about this quite a bit actually - a strong player once told me that when you get really good at Go you start to hear the stones talking to each other. Maybe not exactly like this, but I assume it's a similar concept
Oh gosh, I'd be terrified of hearing my stones talk to me. I can't imagine the kind of negative feedback I'd receive in game. :O
Slava Ukraini!