My first ever Go encounter was ~25 years ago. A guy who is likely the most arrogant individual I’ve ever met pulled out a goban and proceeded to delight/relish in demolishing me. A very unenjoyable experience, I didn’t play for the next two decades, a waste considering that the vast majority of players are not like that.
(there are currently other threads on how to attract new players to the game; unsure about that but turning people off the game is fairly easy).
Welcome! Here’s another older player (63) who shamefully let the game languish for over a decade before picking it up again six months ago. First learned it 30 years ago, thanks to Kawabata’s novel Meijin. So I got to discover my favorite game and favorite novelist all at once.
