Philip Tyler, Developer and Dungeon Master
My second split win. We played across two days, and each took the win as White. Game One This one might have been my favorite of the tournament (so far?). I also actually reviewed right away as opposed to days/weeks later, so I got better notes into the playback. Game Two Twenty-four hours later, we …
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Split wins as white, both solid games, both of us lost to missed threats. Also the first game I got to watch back with full commentary which is always a blessing and a curse— there is plenty to learn from the commentary on a game, plenty painful to hear all the thoughts you could have …
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Game 1 The hard cap next to that back wall was a nice position to hold to keep those road threats going and forcing the black capstone to keep vacuuming up pieces for a few rounds. Game 2 I felt very clever about my wall-smashing road at the end of this one, until post-game, Sky …
Another Tak beginner’s tournament, this time I hoped to review each match as I went, but of course by the time I’ve gotten started, a few days have passed and I’ve already lost most useful insight I might have had. I probably would have had more to say about these games if I’d reflected & …
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Another Tak tournament from US Tak Association right on the heels of the beginner’s tournament wrapping up. This one was a quick blitz tournament, Something I’d played probably a handful of times before today. With fourteen players, the tournament consisted of nine rounds, clock at 3 minutes with 5 second increments, and a Komi of …
I should separately introduce what Tak is, and why I have come to love it, but that’s a longer story to tell. I’ve been playing Tak for almost five years now, about as long as it’s been around publicly. The 2019 Tak tournament at Gen Con ended up being the highlight of the trip for …