Go Game - Fantastic Board Game of Strategy

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If you want someone to come and visit your organisation and give a presentation on Go and how to play, contact us. Also unlike many other games draws are almost non-existent, but the margins of winning/losing can be very small.

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If you are new to Go a good way to practice, without the embarassment of a real opponent, is to play a computer program. The Korea Amateur Baduk Association has produced the following English language video: Introduction to Go (just over 10 minutes long). Remember, you’re going to pass them this hand of cards in a minute – minus one card, the one you’re keeping. Tips for Getting Stronger: Written for the UK Go Challenge for youngsters; the later sections bring in a few ideas not covered by the above.More than 10% of Koreans and a smaller proportion, but still many millions, play in Japan and China. One can see why many people say it’s 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.

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For a more formal game there are many tournaments and matches you can join in at locations all around the country. We also provide some information to help you organise a club on our Organisers Material page (some information is for members only).The player with the second-most gets 3VP (you need to have at least one Maki Roll to claim that second spot). If you want a slow but complete video introduction, then Shawn Ray in the US has produced a series of 14 videos in his How To Play Go channel on YouTube. 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. There are many clubs around the British Isles, with most big cities having a club; some cities have more than one club.