It is interesting that you prefer the slimmer stones, I've read that some folk go that way whilst others say they prefer the thicker, more hefty type. It looks like a lovely Goban set and something to treasure and contemplate. Kirkmc, thank you so much for your recommendation and write-up. You can also play the GNU program for free here: but this just whips me every single time. Last night I won with about 6 points, today lost with about 25. I have no idea what kyu it is, or what I am. There's no fancy business, no handicaps etc, just you and the computer. By simply cancelling the registration pop-up it takes you straight away to the option of playing a game. Willemien, I down loaded the go program from here: which offers a free evaluation copy. Trouble is that adventure may take years to sort out. Maybe I should persude my girlfriend that we visit the States or Japan for holiday and sneak a goban set back home. I have a terrible feeling I'm going to be stung not only for shipping costs but also import duty, added tax and the such. YMI and KGT do seem to come highly recommended but I may have to make a few enquiries at source before considering their offers. Redbeard, thank you for your recommendations. It does raise some nice ideas and suggestions and I've taken note of what has been advised. I did look about before posting, but didn't find the thread offered. In mind-consciousness discourse it is quite a polemic. For example, a quale might be the qualitative experience you have of the blue night sky, the taste of water, the pain in your headache. The name qualia is the plural of quale and is a term used to describe our subjective, descriptive quality of experience. Turns out that it isn't so cheap this import business. Oh well, Also I didn't realise that being in Europe I would have to pay duty fees, added tax and the what-not. It wasn't just because they said exports over $125 would be sent for nothing, but also because when I did a pretend buy and added the information that I was from Spain, the sum total for delivery still came up free. Tchan001, your advice is spot on! I did take it into account delivery costs, but for some reason dumbly assumed YMI would deliver for free to the EU. Jordus, thank you for your advice on the YMI goban set. Thank you all ever so much for your swift and informative replies. Last edited by qualia on Wed 6:26 pm, edited 1 time in total. I thank you for your time, and look forward to any suggestions you may be able to supply. Goishiten are sound people, but as you'll appreciate, I'm still a little nervous sending money to unknown sites.Ĭ) Do you have any other suggestions or avenues you feel I should persue? Price would be about $500+PP or 361€+PP.Ī) If someone was going to buy you one of these sets which would you go for?ī) Taking into account that Yellow Mountains will deliver to Spain for free and that the postage will be about another $170 from Shodan or Kuroki, which would you go for?ī) Have any of you dealt with the aforementioned companies? Has there been any problems? I've read that Yellow Mountain is a pretty cool site, and that Mr. Total price would be about $568 or around 400€ģ) Kuroki Goishiten's 3 item best buy, perhaps something like this. cts_id=115Ģ) Yellow Mountain's Shin Kaya 2.4. I'm hoping to save around 400€ to 500€ which would be about $500 to $700 and taking into the considerations above, and aesthetic appeal have boiled my choice down to:ġ) Shodan Imports' Tengen Set ($659+PP). I've checked out many in Europe but they just don't match up to Goban sets being sold in the United States or Japan, neither in general price to what is being offered, nor as often seems the case, in aesthetic look or quality. So I've been looking around at different sites to see what I may be able to purchase. Now, after Christmas I wanted to buy myself a nice set which 1) I could treasure for some years 2) my girlfriend wouldn't mind having around her living room 3) enjoy my own practice upon 4) hopefully draw some attraction to the game here in Spain. For the past few days, without cheating, I am able to draw, beat or just slightly lose against it (around 6.5 points). I first read about it in my studies on eastern philosophy (I studied philosophy at university) and am now working through online material and practicing the free online version of many faces of Go-12. I'm from Spain and I've been playing Go now for about a month and am really quite fascinated by the game. This is my first post, so firstly I'd like to say thank you to you all for letting me join.
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