Playing games is most certainly on the list of things to do to improve how you play. Experience is a key element to learning. And many of the things i know, shape, responces and so on are a result of playing games against stronger opponants and getting proverbially beaten on by mightyer players. But… with playing, its very easy to ignore the games that you have played and lost, because going over lost games is sometimes… uncomfortable. Many times we think we know where we went wrong, and i can honestly say, that about 90% of the time, i was wrong in that assumption, and that my problems in any given game started about fifty moves before i even thought there was a problem looming in the game.
Anyways, i hope what i put in the review helps you out, and if you ever want to play a game, hit me up, and im good to play corrosponcence or live if we catch eachother online at the same time. But also, if you want some games to have a looking over, by all means, mesage me and ask, i get a weird enjoyment out of reveiwing other peoples games.
@Mulsiphix1 Go is as you said, the most simple, and yet the most complex. Infinite in its potential, limited in its beginning. Its more than black and white stones on a grid, its philosophy, and learning, and in some askpects, its meditative and alows you to serlf reflect on who you are as a person.
Mood has this amazing effect on how we play and what that games then looks like as a result of mood. If im in a good place, and my mental illness isnt doing my head in, then im a very structured player, but if im in a overly eager mood, or angery or whatever else, then my game becomes a lot more sporadic. And i think there is a lot to be learned about the person you are playing by the way they play the game as well.
Go to me is like finding one of those rare hidden gems, that you only ever get one or two of in your life, and you hold on to it. Its the best game in the world… barring perhaps DnD, because i loves me that game. Go is… to put it bluntly, its special.
Many people do not understand how a person can appriciate a game so much, and i think to myself, that my appriciation is little more than a drop in the ocean compared to the love of the game that a pro player must feel… to dedicate ones life to learning this game, and to teaching it, and to playing it… that is real love i think. And would that i could do the same in many reguards. Which is why i guess, im always happy to help out newer players. There is nothing like passing on information that you worked hard to learn.