Go Variants as Teaching Method
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Variant, Culture & History
This page lists Go variants you can use as (self-)teaching methods to help you or your student improve in normal Go. Especially all Go variants that are used for beginners are welcome here.
- Atari go (the capture game)
- Stone Counting Teaching Method
- Different Sized Boards
- Trying to live inside various setups
- Games with more than two players
- Think and write before you play
- Make a wall game
Goal of game is to make a wall that has more territory on your colors side any opponent stones on your side are counted as your points. This could be the first game that is taught. Many basic strategy principles are learned automatically. (Then after mastering this variant move on to make living shape or kill variant)
- Renegotiated komi or Pyjama Go