Low ranked Go server

[karaklis]

I just tried FlyOrDie. It is worse than the Gaming Zone used to be.

Yuck.

LOL. It takes some time getting used to it. One funny thing is that you play on a 15x15 board. I play there every now and then, before going to sleep, when I am bored with TV program and when there are no new posts on L19 Since the rating is reset to 0 after some (quite short) time, I often get challenges from opponents around 200 pts who obviously want to smash some (apparent) beginner. Usually I wipe the board with them. But generally the server is beginner friendly and also has a good escaper policy (if you leave the room, you have lost). If you manage to hide the annoying flickering ad behind an "always-on-top" IrfanView window, it is ok to play there.

[goddess]

hate the 15 x 15 board.

It is big enough to be an investment of time.

It is non standard enough so the opening is all screwed up.

No plus side in my opinion.

Terri

[karaklis]

Not sure whether some time investment in a 15x15 game is bad. Yeah, most standard sequences may not work on that board size, but it forces you to reflect more on your moves. Learning this kind of tactic would help you on other board sizes as well.

The reason why I don't like it very much is that you rarely get even matches. But for a beginner that doesn't count. If he has a non-even match, it is a teaching game for him.

[xed_over]

hate the 15 x 15 board.

I like it.

Much better than 13 x 13. Yet still smaller than 19 x 19 (smaller boards are good when I don't want to spend hours playing a game)

[tezza]

Just tried flyordie. Not too bad for beginners like me. Needed to get used to 15x15.