Go! More Than a Game

Excellent introductory book for the game and gently and logically introduces strategy so that your games immediately will become more thoughtful.

I am a perpetulal novice, trying to play GO for at least 35 years. This book is the first explanation that has made any sense to me. The illustrations step through a game one stone at a time. I am able follow the games on my GO board so it is like having a tutor in the room with me. Aside from giving me hope for my own pathetic GO game, this book provides an excellent example of how to explain any subject. Anyone who is trying to teach (such as home schoolers) should study this book for ideas on how to present a subject that demands logic (math!).

My first Go book, bought after consideration of multiple books online. The decision was made based on its reputation and availability in Kindle format. There are better intro Go books out there, but not for Kindle. I am 100% satisfied with the material, but it loses one star on presentation. In places the diagrams are too far away from the text discussing them and the Table of Contents is completely useless. What do I mean useless? This is the table of contents: 1. Chapter One .... page XX 2. Chapter Two .... page XX 3. Chapter Three ... page XX Mind you the chapters themselves DO have names! It's just that whoever edited this Kindle conversion did not see fit to include them there they are most needed - in the TOC! Baffling that some people haven't figured out workable eBook formats in 2013, but there you go!

I've read several books on Go over the years, and this one didn't disappoint. The historical point of view is always interesting for such a classic game, and the points of view on playing are clear (even if I'm not that good at implementing them). I prefer this book to another I've bought in the past as gifts for friends, and will likely be sending this one in future.

This is a book that is written for the beginner Go player. It moves pretty quickly, covers the basics well, and provides the reader with a lot to think about. It helps to have a board and pieces handy to help study positions and get a good feel for the board state as it develops.

Even better the second time through! As a beginner with no play experience of any kind, I read through it quickly but I was not following most of the reasoning. However, now that the computer resigns to me some of the time (with handicap, of course) I picked the book up again and it means so much more to me, now. Awesome! I had forgotten that the author said to only read so far, go play (lose a 100 games?), then come back. He was so right! I really like the format of following different levels of games from opening to scoring with detailed explanations of each move, even with variations. Anyone learning Go will want more than one beginning book as they seem to present the material in different ways and stress different aspects of the game. I highly recommend 'Go! More Than a Game' be one of them!

For a book that sets out to help you learn how to play the game of GO it does a good job of giving you a solid introduction and then a clear and concise explanation of the rules. It has great advance for us beginners. Start with the 9" board and just start playing and see how you do. The more you play the quicker you will learn and master the concepts. Then go back to the book and read further to get more complex concepts for how to strategize and win. This book is a winner!

While this book introduces game play, especially to beginners, in a very helpful way, it also has pages of history interwoven throughout. A great book to give to people who are not game players, who ask you why you want to waste your time with it. I found the history in it helped parents of kids who play at an elementary afterschool program to understand the excitement these kids feel when they play.

Estou aprendendo muito com este livro!

Livro informativo e graficamente bonito

A balanced book on Go. Succinct enough to learn to play, but with extra depth and texture for those who want it. Shipping was very slow due to COVID-19, but I would buy from seller again as they were responsive and sincere. Ships from UK.

Having bought and enjoyed Go Basics: Concepts and Strategies for New Players I decided to try this one. There's a lot of very good material here, he develops the concepts introduced in his other book, and does so well and lucidly. A lot of little and not so little ideas are explored to enable one to progress. Competent players will gain a lot, in all aspects of the game, once they've worked through all the material. However, he also duplicates much introductory material that was in the first book. To my mind there was a first rate book to be had by combining these two books into one. If you've played before don't bother with his other book, if you haven't then the Amazon discounts get you 1.5 books for slightly more than the cost of one. Once you've got through this you'll be ready to read Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go (Beginner and Elementary Go Books) .

Estoy empezando a jugar Go, y este libro es un excelente punto de partida. Va explicando conceptos y estrategias, y luego manda a la gente a jugar, para ganar intuición. En el envío se maltrató un poco el libro; entiendo que hay que ahorrar en peso y en material de empacamiento, pero mandar libros en bolsas, junto con otros productos, no es buena idea.