handicaps and komi—the way these are built into the culture mean that it’s a lot easier to have a balanced game with pretty much anyone, without worrying about the weaker player complaining about it not being fair
go can be a lot less aggressive, in that the aim is more to neutralise than kill the enemy—I find that to be nicer in some sense
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handicaps and komi—the way these are built into the culture mean that it’s a lot easier to have a balanced game with pretty much anyone, without worrying about the weaker player complaining about it not being fair
go can be a lot less aggressive, in that the aim is more to neutralise than kill the enemy—I find that to be nicer in some sense
gobans are prettier than chess boards—fight me :D