This Go set includes 2 pullout drawers, a 12 x 12 x 2 5/8 board and black and white stones. Go involves two players taking turns laying stones on a 19x19 (or smaller) grid of intersections. But once its basic rules are understood, Go shows itself to be (from a novice\'s point of view) one of the most elegant brain-burning abstract games in history, with players trying to claim territory by walling off sections of the board and surrounding each other\'s stones. The game doesn\'t end until the board fills up, or, more often, when both players agree to end it, at which time whoever controls the most territory wins.The earliest mention of Go appears in the Analects of Confucius (551-479 BC), while the earliest physical evidence is a 17x17 Go board discovered in 1952 in a tomb of the former Han dynasty (206 BC- 9 AD). There is a tangle of conflicting popular and scholarly anecdotes attributing its invention to two Chinese emperors, an imperial vassal and court astrologers. One story has it that Go was invented by the legendary Emperor Yao (ruled 2357-2256 BC) as an amusement for his idiot son. A second claims that the Emperor Shun (ruled 2255-2205 BC) created the game in hopes of improving his weak-minded son\'s mental prowess. A third says the person named Wu, a vassal of the Emperor Jie (ruled 1818-1766 BC), invented Go (as well as games of cards). Finally, a fourth story suggests that Go was developed by court astrologers during the Zhou dynasty (1045-255 BC).

• GO GAME BOARD SET: Play the game of Go to help improve concentration, balance, and discipline. This wooden go set features a traditional Goban grid with 19 horizontal and vertical lines. It is easy to learn, challenging, and fun for the whole family to play.
• 2 PLAYER TABLETOP GAME: This sleek style wooden Go board game looks great as a coffee table decoration when not in use, makes a great conversation starter and brings people together to play.
• CONVENIENT SIZE GOBAN: The board measures almost 12 inches making it a convenient size that does not require a large space on which to play. The object of the game is to gain control of territories by alternately placing stones across the ruled board. Like chess, the intellectual challenge of Go can take a lifetime to master.
• MADE WITH NATURAL WOOD VENEER: Each Go board is made with high quality wood veneer to match the golden-tinged Kaya tree. Features convenient board game storage drawers for Go pieces. Each set includes 361 black and white game pieces for board games.
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