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2004-09-23 Happiness is finding the Dragon Go server. Nice relaxing game. Having had a really good look a poplar, I find it too has a very coarse grain. More thinking to do. A friend has promised me whatever I can get from a massive poplar on his property if it ever comes down. Assuming not too much heart rot, there should be enough for several full sized floor gobans with masame grain.
2004-09-01 Started on a 19x19 practice Goban yesterday. Nothing spectacular - just particle board with pine veneer. Although the pine is too grainy, other veneers are available which may look better. Still working out the aesthetics of the folding board. I am now thinking of a butcher block style poplar board with the undersides routed out. According to most computer programs I'm around 17 kyu on 9x9 but I regularily get pummelled by human opponents no matter what the board size. I was first exposed to Go many, many years ago as an adjunct to my highschool chess team.
I was an "old school" Right now, I would say my interest in Go is more aesthetic than competitive. Its simplicity and complexity are appealing but it is the view of Go as a conversation between players that I find most intriguing.
Thanks to MAsterdam for dropping in the links. I especially liked the Kosh: Do you have pictures of your Goban(s)?
Yes. They're not the prettiest boards by far but they do the trick. More details
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