Comments on: A Geek’s Game http://pthree.org/2008/12/23/a-geeks-game/ Linux. GNU. Freedom. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:51:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: Richard http://pthree.org/2008/12/23/a-geeks-game/#comment-109136 Richard Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:35:55 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=781#comment-109136 For geeks who like board games, there is no better place on the net than the unsurprisingly titled boardgamegeek.com - a brilliant website, but you can disappear in there for weeks... For geeks who like board games, there is no better place on the net than the unsurprisingly titled boardgamegeek.com – a brilliant website, but you can disappear in there for weeks…

]]> By: Tad Thorley http://pthree.org/2008/12/23/a-geeks-game/#comment-109133 Tad Thorley Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:38:13 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=781#comment-109133 I was introduced to Go a few weeks ago and have been trying to learn how to play; play well, that is. There are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_opening_theory#Joseki" rel="nofollow">Go openings</a>, but they aren't like chess openings. I've been trying to beat <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/" rel="nofollow">GnuGo</a> on a 9x9 board, but haven't been able to do it yet. I was introduced to Go a few weeks ago and have been trying to learn how to play; play well, that is. There are Go openings, but they aren’t like chess openings.

I’ve been trying to beat GnuGo on a 9×9 board, but haven’t been able to do it yet.

]]> By: Michael Goetze http://pthree.org/2008/12/23/a-geeks-game/#comment-109128 Michael Goetze Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:30:02 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=781#comment-109128 I'll play a game of Go with you. You can have 9 handicap. If I win, you must admit that dpkg is better, and if you win, I must admit that rpm is better. Sound fair? I’ll play a game of Go with you. You can have 9 handicap. If I win, you must admit that dpkg is better, and if you win, I must admit that rpm is better. Sound fair?

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