Today I tried a game of Rengo for the first time. For those unaware, Rengo is team Go, where two players (four total) take turns placing the stones for each side. It was nerve wracking to say the least. I learned that a magical thing happens when I play Rengo. Suddenly, and without warning, my reading skills drop about 15 ranks. I missed the opportunity to capture a large group of stones that were in atari, and then later, when me and my team member successfully "killed" an even larger group of stones, I missed a group of our OWN stones that were in atari, allowing the other team to save their once dead group, and ending the game once and for all. I felt pretty bad throughout, but once it was over it eventually sank in that it was just for fun and nobody was really annoyed at me. Maybe I will try it again someday. For now I'll stick to normal Go.
Tesuji Arrives
The 4th book I ordered from Kiseido arrived today. Tesuji, by James Davies. It is a problem book, but more oriented towards teaching the concepts of the problems rather then compiling a large list of them, just like the other book I ordered from Kiseido, Life and Death, which is also by James Davies. I did not have much time to read it, so a more in depth appraisal will have to wait until tomorrow.
Sorry, I removed today's video. I guess I jumped the gun a little and assumed too much in my accusation of cheating. Welp, mistakes happen, and we can only move on and hope not to be as stupid in the future.
The Blog Bug
Posting on my blog every night has been incredibly enjoyable. Now my girlfriend, whom I will refer to as Nusumenai, who has been watching me write every post from the very start has been bitten by the bug and started her own. If you enjoy j-pop, anime, video games, or are at all interested by learning the Japanese language, then check it out. She already said in her first post that she will make a new post every night. (I will make sure she sticks to this promise. Muahaha.) Check it out here.
Until tomorrow,
-BuddytheRat
