Perhaps the surprising fact is that Conway was not trying to develop number systems, but rather was analysing the game of Go. Conway studied the games of two players of Go at Cambridge who were of international standard.
Marahil na ang mga kamangha-mangha ay katunayan na Conway ay hindi sinusubukang bumuo ng numero ng mga sistema, ngunit sa halip ay analysing ang laro ng Go. Conway-aral ng mga laro ng dalawang manlalaro ng mga Pumunta sa Cambridge na ng mga internasyonal na standard.