I considered myself one of the worst players who loved the game of go. That's because I had no ability whatsoever to visualize in my head how the next few steps

I considered myself one of the worst players who loved the game of go. That's because I had no ability whatsoever to visualize in my head how the next few steps would go. Without this, you really can't play. It's way worse than in chess because in Go this is more obvious to the visually-handicapped player that this ability is needed to really play the game. I played chess in my youth and didn't really understand that most others (most definitely the good) players would visualize everything in their head wheras I would say in my head "I do this and then this.. hmm, maybe something else", basically more than 3 steps weren't really possible for me. So this is a longwinded explanation but what I'm saying is that these types of games require a different type of thinking (that is visually) than almost everything we usually do (even most math) and many people can't really do it (well; and I couldn't do it at all). That's why it is basically always a niche game. If you can learn to think visually, you notice the intricacies of the game much more. So why did I love it, even though I couldn't do it? Because I saw some puzzles (tsumegos) where the result was often like: Wow, that's awesome. I never had this epiphany with chess puzzles. And how did I learn to visualize it (at least a bit^^)? I had to silence my inclination to always "talk" through what I want to do. But that's just one aspect, it's different for everyone I think. Also, I've come to the conclusion that the more you are in a dream state the better you can visualize things. Even so far that when you're tired you might play better. Anyway, it's a most fascinating game with its simplicity but also its complexity and its entanglement of tactics and strategy but also of weird moves that change the whole game. Most fascinating and I will always love it even though I was for the longest time the weakest player who loved it :)