Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cmu-cs-h.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!petrus!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-h!rfb From: rfb@cmu-cs-h.ARPA (Rick Busdiecker) Newsgroups: net.games.go Subject: pbm Message-ID: <243@cmu-cs-h.ARPA> Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 12:20:42 EDT Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-h.243 Posted: Sun Aug 18 12:20:42 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 13:29:18 EDT Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI Lines: 20 It seems that net.games.go could serve as a nice place to initiate play-by-mail games. Readers of this board could post ads such as "13k wants stronger opponent" to find an opponent and "Opponent found" to let people know that the ad has expired. These games could then be played via netmail. In addition, we could discuss a standard format for pbm games. I've discussed the idea of writing programs to assist playing Go by netmail with several people. Net.games.go would be an ideal place for sharing such programs. If there is enough interest, perhaps this netnews could be turned into a netland-wide Go club. At Carnegie-Mellon, our Go club is rather small, especially during the summer. While I was in San Fransisco for SIGGRAPH I had a chance to attend a meeting of Berkeley's Go club because a friend of mine had a pbm game with one of the Berkeley club's members. Through the use-net we could not only enjoy the benefits of a larger pool of players, but also make acquaintances with people who we'll later meet while travelling. Rick Busdiecker rfb@cmu-cs-h