I understand that being beginner friendly is not the primary goal, but we are far from that:
- new players start at 6k (or 12k? I never know)
- the scoring system is confusing for beginners
Beginners need to be taught the rules. That seems obvious to us since we think that other aspects of go are way more difficult, however many people have heard about the game and have a vague idea of how it is played but are confused about the notion of living/dead stones, territory and scoring.