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Justin Oh discusses the beginner experience of learning the game Go and the common challenges faced by newcomers.

Is Go a good fit for you? What is Go like to learn and pursue? I’ll tell you about some of the big reasons I think you should give this game a chance as well as common hurdles that beginners go through that cause them to lose interest in this game I love so dearly. Join the Discord ⁠Support Star Point⁠ The Star Point Store

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