Opinel, Okapi,Triflex, Pig Sticker Received

Before I became more civilised & polite in my old age I destroyed a lot of knives.

Opinals take & dish out what knives costing 10x as much often cant.

The pins goes through the French beech & 2 rings of steel as well & hold tight.

Good steel , A well made, solid peasents knife that will work all year round.

Spiral
 
Opinels are deceiving. They look weak, but can stand up to batoning and chopping. They cut better than a lot of knives ten times their price too.
 
Me too.

It's called Wei Qi in China.

I have a board I made from mahogany, and some stones from mainland China a Chinese friend gave me back in the 80s. I seldom find people to play with around here though
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I rarely ever find someone to play with either.

Must be the fate of all GO enthusiasts...

Keno
 
Kevin the grey said:
I seem to remember a game with pebbles and a number of cup/depressions in a board . Oh-wa-ri or something to that effect . Simple yet uncomplicated .

I,ll have to check go out .
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Oh-wa-ri is a mancala derivitave. Usually played on a board with 12 depressions, like an egg carton. It's from Africa. An interesting game, but nowhere near as deep as go. Mancala is pretty easy to analyse on a computer because there are a limited number of possible moves.
 
I bought a Go set several years ago. This game is fascinating, but I quit playing because I also couldn't find anyone to play with. None of my friends or family were interested in picking up the game.

I suspect that I may have an easier time finding a game now. I'm back in the SF Bay Area and it's more than likely that I can find some Go enthusiasts in Chinatown. I'm lazy though and don't want to drive that far just to play a board game.
 
kamagong said:
I bought a Go set several years ago. This game is fascinating, but I quit playing because I also couldn't find anyone to play with. None of my friends or family were interested in picking up the game.
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Try using the board for 5-in-a-row ("wu zi qi" in chinese). It is a simpler game, but does require concentration and attention to detail. Go is a pretty standard game here in Taiwan, but it can take several hours to finish a game, and rarely takes less than half an hour. 5-in-a-row on the other hand can be taught in 5 minutes and you can play numerous games within half an hour. And it is clear who won at the end of the game - you don't have to spend 10 minutes counting the the damned stones in order to find out who won.

I suspect that I may have an easier time finding a game now. I'm back in the SF Bay Area and it's more than likely that I can find some Go enthusiasts in Chinatown. I'm lazy though and don't want to drive that far just to play a board game.
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You can play from the comfort of your own computer. There are numerous resources online. Check out:

http://kgs.kiseido.com/
or
http://www.freegames.ws/games/boardgames/go/go.htm

James
 
Glad to know that I'm not the only one that isn't a fan of opinels. :) Okay, I'll admit that they are cheap and sharp.
 
I just stopped by the Cantina and I spotted this thread going, again.

It's good to see so much interest in these knives.

Steve
 
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