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I like counting by groups of 5 (I’m not very good at it, but I think it’s slightly faster than if I were to count by 2’s):

A little game I made to practice counting quickly

First try a mistake, checked the about page: “Assume no komi”… Alright Here’s my trick to counting: count in shapes of 5, they’re easy to recognise in a glance after a bit of practice: [image] It’s often a combination of ‘blobs’ and ‘hooks’ and ‘T-shapes’ when convenient, also it’s easy to remember multiples of 5. Anyone has other strategy or useful tips on how to count?