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Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:53 pm
by Peter Shotwell
Hello all,
There was a great response (maybe 30 or 40 people) but we had to limit it to a half-dozen or so of various ranks. But thank you for your enthusiasm! It was appreciated.
All the best,
Peter
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:26 am
by daal
Can we assume that if we have not been contacted yet, that we were not among the ones chosen? I'd like to know, because I'm considering ordering it.
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:58 am
by tj86430
Some kind of reply would be nice, whether chosen or not.
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponse!
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:45 am
by daal
Has anyone received a reply? If so, that would clear up the matter for me...
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:31 am
by Kirby
I did not receive a reply, daal. Because of this, I think that it was more of a preference-based selection rather than a "first-come first-serve" type of deal.
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:09 am
by freegame
I did not hear anything either

Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:11 am
by daal
Kirby wrote:I did not receive a reply, daal. Because of this, I think that it was more of a preference-based selection rather than a "first-come first-serve" type of deal.
Certainly you, Kirby, as our most prolific writer would be high on my list of preferred reviewers, so the fact that you haven't received any notification might mean that Peter hasn't sent out any notifications (yet). Like I said, I'm interested whether I've been chosen because if I haven't, I'd like to add the book to an Amazon order to get the free shipping for orders over 20 Euros.
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:58 am
by Aphelion
I received a reply, but replied late by a couple days. I don't know if I should be expecting a copy?
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:28 am
by Peter Shotwell
Hello all,
The dust is finally settling. Sorry, but if you didn't hear from me, then I choose someone else. I had a limited number of copies available and wanted to spread the readers out among various levels. But thanks, all, for inquiring! It was deeply appreciated.
Best,
Peter
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:38 am
by palapiku
I saw the book at Chapters today. I wasn't sure whether to buy it or not because there was no indication of the intended level of the reader. I assumed it was for complete beginners because the pronunciation of Japanese terms was spelled out ("sen-teh"). At the same time, the blurb claimed that "Winning Go is an essential tool in helping serious players master the sophisticated sequence and flow of advanced Go play", making it sound like a book for high dans about pro play.
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:26 am
by rubin427
palapiku wrote:I saw the book at Chapters today. I wasn't sure whether to buy it or not because there was no indication of the intended level of the reader. I assumed it was for complete beginners because the pronunciation of Japanese terms was spelled out ("sen-teh"). At the same time, the blurb claimed that "Winning Go is an essential tool in helping serious players master the sophisticated sequence and flow of advanced Go play", making it sound like a book for high dans about pro play.
A 7kyu player can reasonablly expect to get a lot out of the book. Some of the problems may be too dificult, but many of them will be just right.
Re: Winning Go--Thanks for the great reponsce!
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:49 pm
by k1ndofblue
I got a copy of it last night and started workign through it. I'm not very far into it yet but it seems like the concepts it points out should be fairly avaialble to low DDK and SDK players. However the probelms might be a little tough. I'll write up a longer review as i get further into the book.