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  1. Go by molecular · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Fun Tabletop Games?

    mod me down to hell if you will, but might I suggest you try an old and established game: the game of go
    http://igs.joyjoy.net/
    simple rules, yet computers have no chance against any decent human. addictive.

  2. Re:Good, let's forget about chess... by Hatta · · Score: 1 · on Artificial Intelligence in Poker

    Online Go has been around for a while. Check out the Internet Go Server for one. I recommend Cgoban as a client. apt-get or emerge should get it for you. If you don't know how to play, the The Interactive Way to Go is highly recommended as a tutorial.

  3. IGS is also good by nyri · · Score: 2, Informative · on NYT Story On Go Programs And AI

    I prefer IGS server. Client is way worser than with KGS, but it easier to get to play in IGS. Also pros hang out in the IGS.

    -- nyri

  4. And Go too! by Bernal+KC · · Score: 1 · on Turn-Based Games: What Happened?
    Chess is OK, but I like Go so much better. And I love the IGS, Internet Go Server I often have watch a game playing on my desktop while I work.

    Like chess, on-line go is often played against a clock. Of course. It is no less a turn based game.

  5. The Game Of Go by kafka.fr · · Score: 1 · on Can You Suggest Any Non-Zero Sum Games?

    Hi,
    I suggest a very (very) old game coming from China, the Game of Go. Whereas chess is a battle (you have to kill the King), Go is a war (you have to conquer territory, battles are a mean, not a goal).
    Like chess, Go is spacelly limited, but the number of possible games is incredibily huge (something around 10^600).
    When a weak player meets a strong player, this one can have a handicap : this means the game won't be so easy for the strong one, and not so difficult for the weaker one : so everyone is happy to play.
    Although rules are really simple, the game in itself can be very very complex : then the goal may not be to win, but to do a nice game, an elegant game.
    For more informations, have a look at :
    The Internet Go Server, to play online ;
    this page to have a nice introducton.
    Final word : Go is around 3500 years old.

  6. Internet Go Servers by Schmerd · · Score: 1 · on Chessbase and Christmas Puzzlers

    I agree. Go is far more interesting than chess. To me, chess is just one big tree search problem. Go is far more beautiful than that.
    There are two main online Go servers:
    IGS http://igs.joyjoy.net/
    NNGS http://nngs.cosmic.org/
    The best way to use these servers is with a client program. There are several clients available which run under Linux. My favorite is CGoban. kgo is also quite good.

  7. Re:Go ROCKS ! by MuteflY · · Score: 1 · on Chessbase and Christmas Puzzlers

    the two places you can play go online that i know of are igs and yahoo. igs uses different clients or even telnet to play on their servers, yahoo as you may expect is web-based play with java.

  8. Chess is for pansies... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Chessbase and Christmas Puzzlers

    Real geeks play Go! Seriously, if you're into board games at all, you should give Go a chance. There's a burgeoning online community that includes a newsgroup (rec.games.go) and the Internet Go Server (IGS). Also, check out Samarkand for cool Go goodies.