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From: Allen Versfeld <aversfel@****.CS.UNP.AC.ZA>
Subject: Re: Complicated games
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 09:05:57 +0200
On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, Marc A Renouf wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, James Pearley Kilbride wrote:
>
> > Then you don't play the complicated enough games. They aren't as difficult
> > to learn but some of the easiest games are some of the trickiest to master.
> > Take chess. I love a good game of chess and even though it is simple it is
> > so tough against a good player. It becomes so simple that it is hard.
>
> You think chess is complicated in its simplicity, try Go. Makes
> chess look like child's-play by comparison.
>
> Marc
>
True, true! I have only played about 3 games, but already, I am looking
for my own board, and some experienced players...

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