(left: modern "goban" Go-board right: no, this is NOT how you play this game)
Goban go board full#
Today we are going to see the most profound examples, full of ancient wisdom and delicate craftmanship - the full range of styles, from the most ancient ones, to fancy electronic boards from the 1980s. The "go" boards traditionally used in this game are no less fascinating. "While the Baroque rules of chess could only have been created by humans, the rules of go are so elegant, organic, and rigorously logical that if intelligent life forms exist elsewhere in the universe, they almost certainly play go." - Edward Lasker, chess grandmaster Everything is premeditated, everyone begins with an empty board and with no limitations, all moves are visible to all players, and (similar to chess) you can only blame yourself for your faulty strategy and subsequent loss.
there is no dice or any other provision for intervention of chance. Interestingly, this is a "no-chance" game, i.e. Death - your stone group can be either "alive", "dead" or "unsettled") - but also it is a game without a set ending - it will continue for as long as your opponent is willing to fight and not throws down the towel. This game is truly fascinating: not only did it appear in the mists of time (more than 2,500 years ago), the rules of it are deceptively simple (to surround the larger area and capture more "stones" than your opponent), and the terminology of the game is epic and profound in scope (Life vs. Send us your topic ideas, suggestions, etc.Īncient Chinese and Japanese "Go" game: territorial conquest, subtle strategy, deep reflection and exquisite style
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