- BGG rank
- BGG #239
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Go
Rules assistance for Go
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 30–180 min
- 8+
- Complexity 3.9/5
About the game
In Go, players alternately place stones on empty intersections of a 19x19 grid. The goal is to enclose territory behind stone perimeters and, secondarily, to tightly surround and capture enemy stones. After both players pass, they add up their territory and deduct the number of captives lost, higher score wins. The concept is simple yet the challenge can enrich a lifetime. In truth many lifetimes, for Go has been played for thousands of years. Known also as Weiqi, Igo, and Baduk, the game today has a worldwide following. (Small regional rule differences exist, but they seldom affect play.) So welcome to this masterpiece that is the game of Go, a race for the geographical control of an unclaimed land. Experience running battles and swift reversals, bold invasions and painful sacrifices, each sally, each setback playing out to the gentle tap of stone on wood.
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- (Unknown)
- (Self-Published)
- Schmidt Spiele
- Waddingtons
- Alga
- John Sands Pty Ltd
- Borras Plana S.A.
- Barnes & Noble
- Korea Boardgames
- Milton Bradley
- Otto Maier Verlag
- Spear's Games
- Jumbo
- E. S. Lowe Company Inc.
- (Public Domain)
- Dal Negro
- Copp Clark Publishing Company
- Dujardin
- Dilemma Games
- Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore)
- Cayro, The Games
- Mitra
- Woodstock Spiele
- Creative Crafthouse
- 3M
- CHH Games
- HEMA
- Monkey Pod Games
- Crisloid
- L. P. Septímio
- Gamma Two Games
- Schmidt International
- Hartung-Spiele
- nestorgames
- Hobby
- Ludens Spirit
- Fame Products
- Longfield Games
- Skor-Mor
- Philos
- Geoludie
- Hausser
- Brybelly
- The Avalon Hill Game Co
- The Game Crafter, LLC
- Wm F. Drueke & Sons, Inc.
- Wood Expressions
- John N. Hansen Co., Inc.
- Gammon Games
- Ariel Productions Ltd
- Yellow Mountain Imports
- Cathay
- Carlton Books
- U3
- Ishi Press International
- L'Impensé Radical
- Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries
- Pacific Game Company
- WorldWise Imports, LLC
- Gentosha Education
- Michael Stanfield
- Reiss Games
- Play All Day Games
- Das Spiel
- Ha Ha Sisters LLC
- Japan Publications, Inc.
- Carl Weible KG
- ZTS Plastyk
- Sato Kei Shoten Co., Ltd.
- Volume-One Products
- The Game Keeper, Inc.
- Hebsacker Verlag
- General Sportcraft Company
- J.P. Raymond Rivarola
- Spielquader
- Mitsubishi Fuso
- Shin Kwang Baduk
- Ponnuki
- 6Brothers Baduk
Questions and answers
The rules assistant for Go will help explain turns, card effects and disputed situations, with references to verified official materials and saved question history. It is not ready yet; verified sources for your edition are still being prepared.
Go supports 2 players according to the catalogue.
The listed playing time for Go is 30–180 minutes. The actual duration depends on the group and its familiarity with the game.
The catalogue lists Go for ages 8 and up. Check the age guidance on your edition.
The credited designers of Go are: (Uncredited).
The catalogue lists Go as a base game.
Rules assistant for Go
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