Hello to all,
we will meet on the 11/01 for a game of Go at the YMCA at SAN FELIPE and AUGUSTA around 7pm, we will try to spread the word of GO in the YMCA so if you stumbled into our site and want to have it a GO to play GO come in and join us...
Here is the map to the
YMCA
For those who can send their kids to this Camp! will be a great opportunity for them
Please check the Video for more Information
WEST COAST 2007
Dates coming soon
Pacific Lutheran University
agagocampwest@usgo.org
EAST COAST 2007
June 30th to July 7th 2007
Camp Tamarack in
Oakland County, Michigan
agagocampeast@usgo.org
Go Program
The main focus will be on Go. You will be studying the game under the supervision of a top level player. We strive to provide a balanced teaching program that will both instruct and entertain the young go players. Campers will be grouped according to strength for lessons especially suited to their needs.
Note to parents
You are also welcome to stay with us while your child enjoys the camp. If you are a Go player yourself, join us for Go activities.
Who should come?
We welcome kids of all levels, from 30 kyu and up. We especially want to help kids in the kyu levels to establish a life long love of the game. This year we will also have a strong program for the kids who are Dan level players. All kids should already have some exposure to Go. Camp is not appropriate for kids who aren't sure if they will enjoy the game on a daily basis.
We are considering on Afternoon Go Sessions on the weekdays and also the possibility of doing a Saturday session. If you the person that stumble into this site and you live in the Houston area, please share your own ideas and suggestions we will be happy to take a look at them.
All we are looking for is tables, lights and accessible parking That is the mission.
You can play go with anything really...
This is an idea for a afternoon
Go ahead and print one of this Templates!
Then use old Soda caps (around 50 to start) paint 25 Black with a felt tip pen and leave the rest alone. This can be you Go started set!...
Another way is using dimes and pennies or coffee beans or even regular beans...
Or see this!
Check his website out
Remember that you can use anything available just use your imagination, if you want to share some Ideas please comment!...
I know this sounds silly but there is always a better way to grab the GO STONE, please look at this article taken from Sensei's Library...
ENJOY!
most cases people would hold an object with the shape and size of a Go stone between thumb and index finger. However this is not the traditional way to hold and play a Go stone.
When taking a stone out of the Go bowl for your next move, slightly bury your index finger under the stone, and trap it against the nail of your index finger with your middle finger. Position the stone just above the right spot on the board. Release gently. (Or smack it down hard if you don't have a clue whether your move is a good one but you want to appear convinced.)
Not only does this look very elegant, it is also the easiest way to carefully place a stone in between a bunch of others once the board gets crowded.
The Japanese term for describing how a stone is played is te-tsuki. 
On the left: standard and correct! - on the right: wrong!
Full article
Here is a short Video about Go Basics...
Thanks to IGOE
Also please take a look at the following IGOE from the HIKARU NO GO SERIES!...
Great Place to see the reviews of GO EQUIPMENT and to get advice...
GO FORUM (godiscussions)
Thanks CHIYODAD!
HIKARU NO GO is an Anime that brought young kids and young minds to the WORLD OF GO
Summary of the Series
One day while Shindou Hikaru was rummaging through his grandfather's attic, he stumbled upon an ancient Go board. The board was not the only thing that Hikaru found, though; his discovery also awakened the spirit of a deceased Go expert, Fujiwara Sai. Sai's soul had laid dormant in the board for years due to his passionate desire to play Go once more, and now was his chance. Serving as an ethereal mentor to Hikaru, he teaches him how to play the game he loves, and Hikaru begins his life as a Go player
THE HIKARU NO GO EFFECT
HAVE YOU ASK YOURSELF this question before? HOW DO THEY MAKE THE STONES? What goes into them?
Well here is a great video to answer that question
Yunnan Weiqi Factory (provided by ChiyoDad)
There a ton of places here are the ones I have found most usefull:
YELLOW MOUNTAIN IMPORTS (MATERIALS COME FROM CHINA, Best for the BUDGET CONSUMER) -->They also have an Ebay prensence just look for them.
Samarkand (Equip. from KOREAN and JAPAN)
KISEIDO (JAPAN ONLY)
Yutopian
Hamaraguri-Goishi Store (JAPAN ONLY, very HIGH QUALITY $$$)
This is a great place to hang... Is on Westhimer and Sheppeard Rd
THE TEAHOUSE
They have a collection of GO boards as well as Chinese Chess
Take a look...
Most people really struggle on this one... You can always go dig on the internet and I will place some links to those sites. But if you are starting in Go and want to find some place Locally KOREAN TOWN or CHINA TOWN are you Places to Go...
KOREAN TOWN
WHERE IS IT? (LONG POINT and GESSNER RD is where it starts and runs all the way up to SILBER)
How do I ask? called it by the KOREAN NAME "BADUK", you will find a variaty of Boards and stones... Usually a whole set can be around 20$ or less.
You can also try 59 South @ a Korean store called Sam Bo Supermarket, located at 7655 De Moss Dr. by Sharpstown Mall. The supermarket is next to the Sam Bo Restaurant. the Go equipment is stored in the back of the store. Their phone number is 713-270-8889, they have nice Ceramic Stones as well as GOBANs
Also you can find stones and Board on China Town on Diho Square on @ Bellaire Blvd & Ranchester go to the store located on the upper corner of the mall towards the HERB STORE and the NOODLE HOUSE; there ask for the MANDARIN NAME WEI CHI.
We have a blog so we can share with you Ideas, GAMES, EVENTS, NEWS and everything in between about the Game of GO. We will have a list of usefull info for the New and the OLD player of GO...
SO STAY TUNED!
We are currently 4 members on Ziggy's Go Club
The fathers of Ziggy's Go club are (NO ORDER OF IMPORTANCE OF COURSE)
Max Morrison
Keith Zuerlein
Recent Additions
Oliver (blog guy)
Zurelgy (girlfriend of blog guy ;) )
The Game is Played on a 19x19 in grid usually called GOBAN (GO BOARD) with black and white stones like we discuss earlier...
Well here is a link to the rules...
THE RULES OF GO
Basic rules
If white plays at A, the black unit loses its last liberty, and is captured and removed from the board.
If white plays at A, the black unit loses its last liberty, and is captured and removed from the board.
* Two players, Black and White, take turns placing a stone (game piece) on a vacant point (intersection) of a 19 by 19 board (grid). Black moves first. Other board sizes such as 13x13 and 9x9 may be used for teaching or quick games, but 19x19 is the standard size. Once played, a stone may not be moved to a different point.
* A vacant point adjacent to a stone is a liberty for that stone.
* Adjacent stones of the same color form a unit that shares its liberties in common, cannot subsequently be subdivided, and in effect becomes a single larger stone.
* Units may be expanded by playing additional stones of the same color on their liberties, or amalgamated by playing a stone on a mutual liberty of two or more units of the same color.
* A unit must have at least one liberty to remain on the board. When a unit is surrounded by opposing stones so that it has no liberties, it is captured and removed from the board.
* If a stone is played where it has no liberties, but it occupies the last liberty of one or more opposing units, then such units are captured first, leaving the newly played stone at least one liberty.
* "Ko rule": A stone cannot be played on a particular point if doing so would recreate the board position that existed after the same player's previous turn.
* A player may pass instead of placing a stone, indicating that he sees no way to increase his territory or reduce his opponent's territory. When both players pass consecutively, the game ends and is then scored.
A player's score is the number of empty points enclosed only by his stones plus the number of points occupied by his stones. The player with the higher score wins. (Note that there are other rulesets that count the score differently, yet almost always produce the same result.) For a more detailed treatment, see Rules of Go.
This is the essence of the game of Go. The risk of capture means that stones must work together to control territory, which makes the gameplay very complex and interesting. (Also see strategy.)
Go allows one to play not only even games (games between players of roughly equal strength) but also handicap games (games between players of unequal strength); see optional rules. Without a handicap, even a slight difference in strength will generally be decisive.
Here is an abstract thanks to the folks at wikipedia...
Weiqi in Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 圍棋, Simplified Chinese: 围棋), Igo or Go in Japanese (Kanji: 囲碁), and Baduk in Korean (Hangul:바둑), is a strategic, zero-sum, deterministic board game of perfect information. It was played in ancient China before 200 BC. The game is now popular throughout the world, especially in East Asia.
Go is played by alternately placing black and white stones on the vacant intersections of a 19×19 rectilinear grid. A stone is captured and removed if it is tightly surrounded by stones of the opposing color. The objective is to control a larger territory than the opponent by placing one's stones so they cannot be captured, but can capture any opposing stones played in one's territory. The game ends and the score is counted when both players consecutively pass on a turn, indicating that neither side can increase its territory or reduce its opponent's; the game can also end by resignation. (Extract taken from Wikipedia Game of Go)
Welcome To Ziggy's GO CLUB
As of Today Ziggy's Go Club has a space on the web....
So what is Ziggy's a Club about the Game of Go located in Houston, Texas. Where in Houston you may ask? well @
Ziggy's Grill
2202 West Alabama
We have an Open Club where anybody can come and join the fun on Sundays at 9am
(and No we are not affiliated with them, they are just nice guys and they let us use some of their tables)
