十大學習圍棋的理由

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在美國圍棋協會的網站貼出了『十大學習圍棋的理由』
用來吸引美國人加入學習圍棋的行列

如果棋社想吸引新生
製作海報時
倒是可以參考其中一些口號

另外，我個人覺得學圍棋還有一個很好的理由：

『圍棋是唯一電腦無法戰勝人腦的遊戲』

因為這點，它展現了人類思考模式中獨有的價值



『厭倦了線上遊戲的外掛了嗎？ 試試這個絕無外掛的線上遊戲吧！』

這是我想出來的口號啦
大家參考一下


Top Ten Reasons to Play Go
1. Go is the simplest of all games.
The object of go -- to surround and capture -- is also the only rule. There
are no arbitrary conventions, special exceptions or other burdensome
technicalities.

2. Go is the most complex of all games.
Nearly all known games have been "solved" for the computer -- that is, the
strongest computer programs can defeat the best human players. Even chess now
falls into this category. However, the strongest go programs, after decades
of effort, are routinely trounced by Asian schoolchildren.

Why is go so hard for computers? Because go is much, much more complicated
than chess. There are many more possible games of go -- as much as 10 with
more than 700 zeroes! -- than there are sub-atomic particles in the known
universe. Click here to find out why computer programmers call go "the fruit
fly of artificial intelligence."

3. Go is the most popular game in the world today.
Although largely unknown in the West, go is wildly popular in Asia, where
there are more than 100 million active players. Major tournament winners are
international celebrities. With daily newspaper coverage, popular weekly and
monthly go magazines 24-hour "all-go-all-the-time" cable stations, go is an
incomparably intense part of Asian culture, and its popularity is growing
quickly in the West.

4. Go is the oldest game still played in its original form.
Go probably originated in China or Tibet, no one really knows. 2500 years
ago, Confucius advised his readers to avoid frivolous pastimes and learn the
virtues of this already ancient and venerable game. In Japan, the strongest
players have been viewed as national heroes for centuries. In China, the
birthplace of go, it was suppressed during the Communist era, but came back
stronger than ever in the 1980's. Koreans were playing at least 1200 years
ago, even before the Japanese, but began taking their play more seriously in
the 1950's. Today the world's strongest players come from Korea. With
hundreds of millions of fans in these three countries and growing popularity
in the West, it may be the most popular game in the world today.

When you play go, you are doing something that billions of people have done
for thousands of years. Many centuries ago, people were doing the exact same
thing, in the exact same way.

5. Every game has a winner.
Some games, notably chess, can be difficult to win. Chess matches can go on
for months as draws, stalemates, and zugzwangs pile up. Go results are based
on a final score, and White wins ties (because Black has the advantage of
playing first) so there's a winner every time.

6. All players are equal.
Because the game begins with an empty board, it is easy to level the playing
field between two players of different strengths. The weaker player simply
makes several plays in succession to begin the game. Thus any two players, no
matter how far apart in playing strength, can have a mutually challenging
game.

Even among equal players, the one to go first gains no advantage because
he/she must pay a komi (compensation) to the other player for the advantage
of going first.

7. You always know where you fit in.
Most games require players to be equally skilled in order to enjoy a fair
contest. The go handicapping system, similar to the system used in golf,
allows any two players in the world to compare strengths and compete on even
terms.. The world of go is the ultimate meritocracy -- your place in it
depends strictly on your ability.

8. It's easy to learn from mistakes.
"A stone laid is a stone played." It's easy to study and improve, because
each move remains on the board for the rest of the game (unless captured and
removed by the opponent). Each game is a record of itself, and the player can
reflect on the consequences of early mistakes that are still staring him/her
in the face. Thus, as in life, players have to live with their mistakes. But
unlike life, the player can learn what went wrong and try again in another
game.

9. Ancient rituals impart important values.
As in the martial arts and other ancient Asian disciplines, many traditions
have been passed down among go players that allow us to express respect for
the opponent, humility, and other important virtues. Time-honored traditions
govern every aspect of the game.

10. Go is about building, not destroying.
Many popular games involve setting up positions at the beginning, then
attacking the enemy. Go begins with an empty board. The object is to create
strong, flexible structures, not run around chasing the other guy's pieces.
"Life and death" issues may arise, but many games end without the capture of
a single stone.

If you are looking for a realm in which you can enjoy the development of
skill and competition with others, there are many other reasons to choose go
-- discover them for yourself!

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