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Re:Questions I would ask God about the game of Go by thaumasiotes on Saturday January 18, 2020 @05:43PM (#22087891)
> If earth is visited by Aliens some day, we should assume they play on larger board than us. It would be laughable that we get visited by 9*9 players.

This only makes any sense if you're also confident that, should we visit an alien world some day, we would have updated the rules of Go to require a larger board.

If we can play on a 19x19 board for historical and sentimental reasons, aliens can play on a 9x9 board for historical and sentimental reasons.

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Re:Questions I would ask God about the game of Go by datashow on Saturday January 18, 2020 @10:23PM (#22089213)
Why don’t we play a 9x9 board for historical and sentimental reasons? Because it’s too easy for professionals.
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