text: how can i get better at go? (the japanese board game)? i need to get better and get tips (not from yahoo!) for a tournament i am playing in. thanks. wow, it takes time as well as effort.  keep playing.  btw, a lot of people have the misconception that go is the game of encircling areas with black or white stones.  the truth is that go is the japanese word for five and the game is putting five like-colored stones into a line.  you are actually playing a chinese game called weiqi that has migrated to japan.