Go is full of tears and frustration, but I’m sure it brings us happiness sometimes.
What are your happy moments in Go?
What makes you want to carry on despite the challenges?
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The community is wholesome(Except some trolls who sometimes show up).
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And except some people who outright steal others’ code
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Go has always been respected as a top-tier strategy game by military leaders and powerful figures.
Some even treat it so seriously they study war tactics, like ‘The Art of War,’ before they even play their first game!
But here’s the thing: why everyone, young and old, keeps loving Go isn’t just about strategy – it’s because it’s genuinely fun.
For me, it’s a game of equal chances, giving you a fresh start every single time, with every single stone and move.
And guess what? When our offline (Ren)Go players described it yesterday, they boiled it down to three words: Energized, Interesting, and Joyful.
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You are walking a fine line between AI-generated content and spam, my friend.
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I’m afraid it’s improving and winning.
Which is not a sustainable source, I’ll hope it shifts to something else in the future.
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That was but that’s not it for me. I have more fun when I’m not concerned too much by the quality of my moves. If I look to deep, it turns into a nightmare.
I have fun when challenges arise in a game.
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@Counting_Zenist It seems this message is for me, right? If I may bother some, including you, my apology.
From another point of view, OP (original poster) may be very much like me, who truly felt the joy of Go and want to share it with the world.
Unless he/she thinks it is not suitable for the topic, my clear line is this: “Sir, I’ll be here, for myself”. Cheers.
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I greatly admire the beauty of go: the way in which complexity arises from simplicity.
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Go never stops fascinating me. So many unexpected shapes, board positions and results which can be overwhelming sometimes but never gets boring.
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I try not to think about it.
There is an old tale here (probably ancient) that in brief goes like that:
There was once a centipede that knew how to dance in an amazing way. Jealous of that dance, a frog met the centepede and after complimenting the dance, tried to inquire about the particular steps of the dance. “Is it foot number 25 first of foot number 35? what comes next? what comes next?” The caterpillar trying to analyse what was natural for it in order to answer the questions, became confused and then actually couldn’t dance anymore because now it was not something it did for fun, but something it was trying to think and perform.
Of course the full tale is better, but that’s the gist of it.
Go is fun for me. I try not to analyse why, lest it becomes a chore to be fulfilled, rather than an activity that I enjoy.
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I appreciate when people clearly mark content as AI generated (like is being done in other threads here). Not doing so seems insincere, or at least ignorant.
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I don’t recall any tears and frustration, in 40 years since I introduced myself to the game, but the happy moments are definitely when I understand something new and powerful (a kind of enlightening spark). This mostly happens when reading books. And this mostly happened before I reached about 8 kyu (it seems that it now takes much more effort to learn anything new and broadly applicable).
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Every new open board gives so many options, hats to put on: shall I be calm and patient or do I force something, do I try to set a trap? I like this creative free play.
Every move is also a small dopamine hit, seeing if my plan works, or if the opponent knows to surprise me, giving a new challenge. Other games can feel like you’re stuck for a few turns, but Go feels more action dense and I never feel I can’t do anything.
Mostly though it’s playing with IRL and online friends.
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Spicy.. what is this a reference to?
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Defeating someone stronger brings happiness. And the opposite is true too.
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As Conan the Barbarian would say "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!”
But really, I’m new to the game, so when my son cries out, “not my villagers” when I capture a fair sized group (inside joke) .
Also I’m transitioning from chess, so the calmness and abstract emergence of it is attractive
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please when someone finds what is pleasing about this game let me know
Even if other people say it, it won’t matter to you.
You have to keep playing for a while and you’ll naturally know what brings you happiness
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