As another beginner (still &lt;50 19x19 games, so take with salt) I really appreciated the style and content in Janice Kim&#x27;s <i>Learn to Play Go</i> series&#x27; first book. (Partway through the second.) Sensei&#x27;s Library online is often a good intro to some things too. For manual scoring, the important thing I think is to have a mostly completed board, at the very least borders have been all established so no outside invasion points from e.g. the edges, then if you want you can pretty easily re-arrange stones within boundaries into quads for easier counting  and use either area or territory scoring. I like territory scoring since there&#x27;s less to count: add in the captured&#x2F;dead opponent&#x27;s stones to their territory, count all the empty spots remaining. In most games with my coworker though, I use this app to score: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;play.google.com&#x2F;store&#x2F;apps&#x2F;details?id=com.jimrandomh.goscoringcamera" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;play.google.com&#x2F;store&#x2F;apps&#x2F;details?id=com.jimrandomh...</a> (Must load pic from gallery.) Occasionally I&#x27;ll compare its output to my own scoring or even take its sgf and run it through gnugo&#x27;s scorer, the winner outcomes have always been the same on completed boards even if the exact numbers have differed...<p>If your kid likes anime, Hikaru No Go is great.