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How am I supposed to start playing it?

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[–] Gex@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Create an account on online-go.com

[–] Zengen@social.fossware.space 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely recommend that you check out https://online-go.com/ or https://www.gokgs.com/ there are a lot of great places to play online!

[–] nachof@feddit.cl 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aside from the online options you've been given (which are good), are you a 100% certain that nobody's playing it in your country?

I assumed the same thing when I first started learning about the game over twenty years ago, and I found out that there was an email list for a group of players in a neighboring country, so I subscribed there and lurked. A few months later somebody else from my country joined and, instead of lurking, she did the smart thing and asked. And sure enough, somebody replied. Turns out there was a group that met weekly in a pub five blocks from my house.

So basically, I wouldn't totally discount the possibility that there's other people closer to you than you think.

[–] Deebster@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's great advice. Nearly 20 years ago I found a local group through my country's Go Association website, and there are a lot more things online now.

@BrenoMartins@lemmy.ml have you tried https://baduk.club/map ?