Go Game with Wood Board
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 at
1:21 am
Go Game with Wood Board
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5
- Wood game board with felted corners underneath
- 11 3/4″ x 11 3/4″ board
- Go stones included
- Instruction book with clear instructions included
Product Description
Excited by the prospect of capturing enemies and gaining control of territories? Then you’ll enjoy this ancient Asian board game of strategy and skill. Go originated in China more than 4,000 years ago and was perfected by the Japanese. Everyone from the working classes to royalty played Go, making it a popular national pastime. The object is to gain control by capturing enemy stones or movers. With the solid wood board (11 by 11.75 inches) and black and whit… More >>
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This is one of the few Go sets that reaches into ‘reasonably priced’ territory. One could easily spend a small fortune on a set. This one is very fairly priced, comes with a pretty solid wooden board and nice fascimile playing pieces. Anyone looking to get into Go would benefit from buying this inexpensive set.
The one downside is the lack of adequate containment for the stones. They come in two small plastic bags. You’re going to want some small bowls or sealable containers to hold them.
Rating: 4 / 5
We like this game. The instructions are clear and play can begin quickly after reading them with out a lot of refering back. The wooden board is sturdy, but the plastic pieces feel a little cheesey. It would be nice if the game came with a couple small pouches to keep the playing pieces separate.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought mine some years ago, just the box art tells you what you will find, the board is ample, the beads are plastics but very solid, the wood is supreme… I noticed it was out-of-stock for some years, good to see it back
If you are looking for a durable Go board, this is a good choise
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this game for use within the classroom, for 7th grade Gifted students who were studying Japan. They enjoyed it, but the 6th and 8th graders enjoyed it even more. The instruction book that comes with the game is helpful, showing what moves qualify and which do not.
This game takes focus and ability to strategize. Good choice!
Rating: 4 / 5
This a nice board set to start with and if you where to start a Go club it is probably one of the cheaper sets outside the travel sets for learning to play.
My one major problem with this set is in general it is still kinda small for my tastes. Especially the stones. I find them hard to place on a crowded board even when using proper placing technique. I have fairly large hands which doesn’t help the matter.
Also the beads are plastic, but when it comes to Go boards, you sort of expect it at this price range.
Other than that it is a nice set to start with if you are looking a cheaper more practical playing equipment.
Rating: 4 / 5