Go Set with Natural Wood Board | Portable 29 x 29cm (11.4" x 11.4") Set | Complete Set of 361 Stones | 19x19 Grid Layout, Portable Size for Travel | 2-Player - Classic Chinese Strategy Board Game
Brand: Brybelly
<p>To most western players, the game of Go is an enigma. Invented in China 4,000 years ago, it has no proper analogue in the West. It’s like chess, but endlessly more complex. Focused more upon territory control and less about capturing the opponent’s pieces, there are between 150-250 valid moves a player could make on any turn. For chess, this number never climbs above 37. It is said there have never been two identical games of Go, and until March 2016 when AlphaGo soundly defeated Korea's Lee Sedol 4-1, there had not existed a computer program that could reliably beat Go experts—let alone the masters.</p> <p><b>Elegant Simplicity</b><br /> Despite this, Go is surprisingly easy to learn. There are only two rules: 1. Every piece that remains on the board must have at least one open point (called a “liberty”) directly next to it, and 2. Players are not allowed to make a move that would return the game to a previous position.</p> <p><b>Good to Go</b><br /> This set includes everything needed to play a game of Go: one 29cm square wood board, and a full set of 361 double-convex stones. Separate resealable bags to store both sets of stones are also included.</p>
CLASSIC STRATEGY GAME: Originating 4,000 years ago, Go is one of the most complex games you can learn easily
CLASSIC STRATEGY GAME: Originating 4,000 years ago, Go is one of the most complex games you can learn easily
ECONOMY SIZE: Standard 19x19 playing field on a compact and portable 29cm x 29cm square (11.4" x 11.4")
NATURAL WOOD: 2cm thick wood board with clear, legible silkscreen gridlines
361 STONES: Game comes with a full set of 361 double-convex bakelite stones (180 white, 181 black) aka goishi stones