Bit off topic, but this article has some playful ideas about the development of AI after Go:
1 Like
19 Likes
Huh, Uganda is meant to be the strongest Go country on that continent by a decent margin from what I’d heard. Wonder why the Gambia made a Go stamp…
I remember faintly that a couple of african countries have a very diverse set of motives on their stamps. Including scientists, prize recipients, inventors and so on. There was some story behind it. I used a search engine yesterday, but couldn’t find anything. Maybe someone knows more, or knows how to look that up.
1 Like
True. This was part of their “Mickey and Donald (and Goofy, don’t know how the cow lady is called again 
) play Japanese games” line:
See:
And if you like the combination of board games and stamps, you gotta check out this:
8 Likes
The cow lady’s name is Clarabelle
4 Likes
Really nicely done, that, but AARGH how they hold the stones 
7 Likes
Edible go stones!
4 Likes
And the stones are their hairballs and faeces.
5 Likes
3 Likes
Classic!
But sad that somebody removed the artist’s signature … it was created by TANGO.
7 Likes
Reading The Human Condition by Junpei Gowikawa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Condition_(novel)) right now, no mentioning of Go 'till now, but this image stroke a chord…
5 Likes
23 Likes
Well, it does say “Jap war moves follow pattern of smart Go game” on it…
1 Like
I know, I think because of Go’s abstract nature, these kind of images can be made for most - if not all - of human war battles, past, present and future.
Put an abstract grid on top of it, divide it into black and white moves… and surround.
2 Likes
The bottom left corner is wide open 
1 Like
That one I’ve seen before … can’t remember where … it’s awesome!
Is it known which Baduk fan modified René Magritte’s “La Clairvoyance” (self-portrait, 1936; JPEG, 1.7 MB) for this? (Was it you?)
(And BTW if you do an image search on Google for “magritte clairvoyance” you’ll find a few other funny modifications.)
4 Likes