S5.5 - Unscripted: Tuerda's (Nico) Thoughts on New Go Sites/Apps & Listener Mail | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Longtime Western Go community member and teacher Nico, known online as Tuerda, evaluates the wave of new Go websites and apps. He explains why another server may fragment the player base, what AI tools can and cannot teach, and how developers can build more useful learning products before responding to listener questions.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/tuerda-new-go-apps-server-fragmentation-ai-learning/

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