108: 2025 Year-in-Review

1… ah ah ah… 2… ah ah ah… 3… ah ah ah… Counting in Go is an important skill! But how exactly do you count? Why should we count in the first place? Let’s talk about it!Join the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

Let me tell you all the story of how I defeated my Arch-Rival and Nemesis (or was it Arch-Nemesis and Rival?) Akira Toya. Also, a little discussion about rivalries in Go!Join the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

Go player! Yes, you. What kind of video games do you like? I think I might know and it involves the kind of growth that a game demands of you. In this episode, some thoughts about what kind of activities satisfy us Go players. Let’s see if I’m right in guessing what kind of video games and other activities that you Go players might enjoy…Join the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

The eternal question: How to get good? I’m going to answer this with a slightly unorthodox approach and avoid mentioning tsumego and game review. This is truly the secret sauce of what I think leads to success in Go or in anything else you want to improve at.The Value of Cross-Expertise CollaborationJoin the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

We’re back! Let’s talk about what Spotify Wrapped says about YOU GUYS. After that I do a reaction to my previous year’s year-in-review and get through a small portion of the listener mail backlog.Shin Jinseo Fixes StoneShin Jinseo Stops Choi Jeong's Clock-Join the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

Star Point returns Monday, January 12th, 2026!I commentated the first round of the CA State Go Championship and it was a great time! Here’s a post-commentary reflection on what I enjoyed, what I found challenging, and what I learned from the experience.The importance of touch - Evergreen Psychotherapy CenterHow babies learn to walk (Netflix Documentary)Join the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

Go should be a spectator sport along with the greats! But what’s the missing secret sauce?James' Palm Pilot PenJoin the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

Go is tough! Especially for beginners. Let’s see what we have to say about the struggles they are going through.Also! Announcement! I’ll be commentating Round 1 of the California State Go Championship at 10am on Saturday, November 29th! Here’s a teaser for the tournament: California State Go Championship TeaserJoin the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

I assign Go ranks to various cartoon characters, like Homer Simpson, Scooby-Doo, and Jimmy Neutron. And yes, these ranks are canonical. (No, they are not. But this was fun to do).Join the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store

No kibitzing! That’s what people usually say, but I think people should kibitz more! Let’s bring kibitzing back!Michael Redmond explains the Sacrifice Two Stones proverb.https://gokibitz.com/Join the Discord⁠Support Star Point⁠The Star Point Store