Next-gen AI and Next-gen BS

[Norris2k]

Hynad said:

I understand clearly now. I'm tired. It's really late here right now. I should have understood what you meant right away. Dx

In any case, it's never too late to go back to the game. ^_-
You'll be rusty at first, but just like any sort of reading, what you've learned, you've learned. It just takes a little getting used to at first, to dust out that part of your brain. But you'll get back to the level you were when you stopped quite quickly. But just like any other strategy game, you have to invest some time into it to get better. Doing some tsumego helps quite a lot. And you don,t have to do more than like a few minutes per day. 

What I love about this game is that not 2 games are alike. The rules are very simple (it's one of the oldest game, if not the oldest game, still being played with its original set of rules!), but it's the situations that arise throughout the game that make it so complex and limitless. It's such a pure game. I stopped playing chess once I learned about this game. And never looked back. Sadly though, there's not a lot of people around here who play. So my board and stones gather dust.

And I don't meet a lot of people who are willing to learn how to play. I wish I had someone to play for real (not just online)... Maybe one day. xD

It's really a pure strategy game, very deep. I was really possessed and obsessed by the game for only about 6 months, then I slowed the pace a lot with some kind of desespair... ;)

I should give it a try again when I get some time. I've just checked, I even have 2 clubs not too far away (10 min walk), but I'm shy about going to what could be an empty place with only a few  senior and hardcore japanese players.