On 6/13/06, Ken Koester <kkoester at email.ers.usda.gov> wrote: > Scott Schultz wrote: > > >Iorich - Go > > > > > I don't think so; from my nidan perspective, Go is more for Hawk or > Issola or perhaps Athyra. Of course, Issola would only be able to play > honte, never hamete (-; > (After looking those terms up, since I cannot pretend to know anything about Go) I believe you have fallen victim to one of the classic blunders with regards to Issola. An Issola who has learned the game throroughly will no doubt play honte, right up until the point where it is appropriate to play hamete. And will then surprise you. "Teldra," I said admonishingly. "Was that polite?" "lt was," she explained, "appropriate."