Unofficial Stacker News Go Tournament \ stacker news ~gaming

334 sats \ 48 comments \ @MarsIronPI 28 May gaming

zaps forwarded to @didiplaywell (50%)

Hello fellow stackers, @didiplaywell and I are organizing an Go tournament for Stacker News on OGS.

The tournament is hosted in our new (unofficial) Stacker News group on OGS. Please post your OGS username below to recieve an invitation. Note that you must be a member of the group in order to join the tournament.

Additionally, we are looking to have a bounty for the tournament winner. @didiplaywell and I already have put in 1000 sats for the winner. Let us know if you'd like to add to that.

We hope you enjoy! Onegaishimasu!

P.S. We have not yet decided on the tournament details such as start time and type. Let us know your preferences in the comments.

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30 sats \ 24 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 31 May

So far I have @grayruby, @freebookspls, @didiplaywell and myself interested. When would be a good time for you guys to start and what type of tournament would you like to play?

Is there anybody else interested?

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 31 May

I said I am interested in learning. I haven't even begun my Go journey. I don't think I will be a viable competitor for this one.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 31 May

Ah, fair enough! Best wishes for your studies!

0 sats \ 21 replies \ @freebookspls 31 May

A correspondence swiss tournament would be ideal, I think.

0 sats \ 20 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 5 Jun

How does starting on Saturday work for you, @freebookspls and @didiplaywell?

0 sats \ 19 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 5 Jun

Hello! :) I'm not going to be available this weekend, but I can start next one!

0 sats \ 18 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 5 Jun

OK, so @freebookspls, does next Saturday work for you?

0 sats \ 17 replies \ @freebookspls 15 Jun

sorry, guys. I've been swamped at work. Next saturday works for everyone?

0 sats \ 16 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 15 Jun

In my case yes! :)

0 sats \ 15 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 15 Jun

OK, I'll make a tournament scheduled to start on the 22nd. Since we only have 3 people (AFAIK), do you people like the idea of doing a simultaneous round robin instead of a Swiss?

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30 sats \ 8 replies \ @grayruby 28 May

Cool idea. I don't know how to play but I hope this tournament goes well and we can do other thing similar in the future. I was thinking about an SN poker tournament at some point.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 28 May

I'd be interested in playing in a poker tournament. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.

20 sats \ 6 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 28 May

Thank you :) Would you be interested to learn?

60 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 28 May

Yes I would. I did watch the AlphaGo documentary but I don't really understand the rules.

50 sats \ 3 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 28 May

Cool! :) Please see this post I made for beginners: Zapping feels like playing Go! . It contains all needed hyperlinks, but for a very first time, I suggested this video in a comment.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 28 May

Great. I previously read your post but I will read it again and watch the video.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @didiplaywell fwd 28 May

Perfect! In any case, you have me and MarsIronPI both here and on OGS, to make some training :)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 28 May

Much appreciated.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 29 May

Also check out the manga Hikaru no Go. It caused me to experience a positive feedback loop of reading the manga and wanting to play go, and playing go and wanting to read Hikaru no Go.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @freebookspls 28 May

Count me in! My user is freebookspls

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 28 May

I just invited you to the group. Thanks for joining.

2 sats \ 0 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 28 May

Cool! Glad to have you on board! :) We where thinking about making two levels, one for beginners and other for more experimented players, so to not be unfair with the prize distribution.

10 sats \ 8 replies \ @026180d3a3 28 May

I ain't got time for games, especially that one!

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 28 May

You genuinely don't have to, we are offering this to the ones interested, not trying to force the ones not interested. But besides that, this is also a little bit more than just a game for us, for it's mechanics make it more of a meditation session, to practice patience, discipline, and awareness.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @026180d3a3 28 May

So go be a zen master and meditate? Don't need a go game for that. What you really want is competition and amusement and to win. That is grasping.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 28 May

Have it your way ¯_(ツ)_/¯

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @026180d3a3 29 May

There is a difference between "my way" and the way.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @didiplaywell fwd 29 May

Then, have it your way ¯_(ツ)_/¯

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @MarsIronPI OP 28 May

Fair enough, although for correspondence games usually it's on the order of 10 minutes a day.