Abyss vs PlutoTheBrave - 2022 Tak Championship - Quarterfinals Game 1 - Live Commentary

This is the first game of the 2022 Tak Championship Tournament. Abyss takes on PlutoTheBrave in the first game of their 4-game Quarterfinals match. I'm also joined in the commentary booth by one of the other competitors in this tournament, alion02!

0:00 Introduction
1:31 Game 1

This is the 2022 Tak Championship Tournament, which is played on a 6x6 board with a 15-minute time limit for each player and a 15-second increment per turn and 2 komi - meaning that black gets 2 added to their flat count score if the game does not end in a road. These are 4-game matches, so the players get a chance to play twice as each color when facing each opponent. The tournament is played on a single-elimination bracket.

The first-place winner of this tournament will be crowned the Tak Champion! This tournament only happens every 2 years and the title of Tak Champion is a coveted one.

If you're interested in Tak and want to learn more, check out the official rules at https://ustak.org/play-beautiful-game or the 2-minute How To Play Video at    • How To Play: Tak  

These games are played on https://www.playtak.com/​

Or come where all the action is, the Tak Discord server -   / discord  
The Discord is where most active players are, where community events are planned and discussed, where updates to Playtak are discussed, and the best place to find games with other people. You can even play with other people asynchronously (correspondence games) right through the Discord server!

Come check out the subreddit at   / ​  

I also have an Instagram! Where a picture of a new puzzle is posted each weekday on a physical board. Go check out @Simmon_Tak on Instagram!

I also have a Twitch channel! I'll try to be streaming while recording when possible, just not for my own games this tournament.   / simmon_tak  

Check out Tak at BoardgameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...

Music at the end of the video and that is on the "Stream Starting Soon" screen on Twitch is provided by SystemGlitch. Check him out    / systemglitch  

I've also said it before, but I always plan to keep all the videos on this channel ad-free so there are as few barriers to entry for new Tak players as possible. You shouldn't have to sit through ads to see great Tak content, so I'll do that. I do, however, have a Patreon. If you like the content and want to encourage me to keep making it with money, that's the place to do it. I feel weird talking about it, but there are some perks to joining and you can find those out here:   / simmon_tak