For those new to the game of Go, one aspect of the game that makes it so much fun for me is the way that a good commentator or author can tell an entire story around the game (and Will Lockhart is one of the better commentators). Attacks, counterattacks, being bold vs being cautious, going for territory or strengthening defenses...a good game commentary can be more enthralling than many novels.<p>This also means that an individual's personalty shows through in a game of Go more than it would for, say, Chess. I know I'll never be a top-tier player, but I also know that by improving my Go game I can improve my performance in other aspects of my life. I am often impetuous and overly-optimistic. In Go, this means that I tend to attack when I should defend, and when I do defend I tend to do so imperfectly. In life, it means that I often start more projects than I can finish. So, in a way, Go is my own personal meditation strategy.<p>Finally, for those who want to get into the game but may not have time to play a full game in one sitting, I highly recommend Dragon Go Server (<a href="http://www.dragongoserver.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dragongoserver.net/</a>). Games are played out in "correspondence" style. This means that a game may take a long time to play, but it also means that the play tends to be very strong. I'm personally only 14kyu on DGS, whereas I was 11kyu on KGS 3 or so years ago (back when I had time for it).
Promotion for "The Surrounding Game", which looks like a gorgeous documentary. As Lee Sedol claims in the trailer: "It's the most difficult game ever devised by humans"<p>Watching highlights of Fortnite 100-player battle royale matches where Ninja is racking up multiple kills per second really makes you wonder if a bot with visual recognition, building strategy skills is achievable in this generation. It's a <i>lot</i> of information. Resulting in a massive decision tree. Bot AI used to be pretty decent back in the UT days. I wonder if Epic is thinking about employing them now to pad the games and increase engagement?<p>Does EPIC add bots to fill in the 100 for BR?<p><a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/forums/battle-royale/royale-with-cheese/149568-does-epic-add-bots-to-fill-in-the-100-for-br" rel="nofollow">https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/forums/battle-royale/roya...</a>
I didn’t know about the Twitch game platform, but I have been playing Go for over 50 years - glad to see potentially many new people getting introduced to the game!!
Is this going to have the crowd voting on moves, like Twitch Plays Pokemon? If so I think the game might go on for a long time (or a very short time if people spam "pass"). If Go doesn't end by mutual consent then it tends to go on for a very long time before the board fills up and it becomes literally impossible to play.