The game of Chinese Go is called Weiqi in Mandarin. There a couple of
different theories on the history of the game Go and how it was originated. One
theory is that it was invented by an Emperor who wanted to increase his son's
mental faculties and so devised a game to do so. Another theory is that it was
developed by court astrologers during the Chou dynasty (1045-255 BC).
Chinese Go is the world's oldest board game, and is at least 3,000 to 4,000
years old. Weiqi was called Go when it was imported to Japan roughly 1200 years
ago. Playing the game Go improves your strategy and your memory skills, much
like Chess. Some schools in Asia even teach Go to help their students improve
their thinking and strategizing skills.
The Go board is composed of 19 parallel lines and 19 vertical lines. There are
361 intersections on the board. Of these, the most important intersections are
known as star points. Each Go set comes with a flat playing board or mat and 180
stones in both black and white. The black stones always make the first move. The
stones move between the points on the board, rather than staying within the
colored squares as in checkers or chess. The stones can only be moved one time.
Each player is free to move the stones around on the board unless the other
player moves vertically or horizontally close to them. When this happens, the
other stone loses the freedom to move around the board. When a stone loses its
freedom to move around the board in any direction, then that stone is moved from
the board. The game of Go ends when both players agree that there are no further
moves left on the board, or when one of the players forfeits the game.
If you would like to learn more about purchasing the game of Chinese Go, please
click here. Sylvia
Smelcer is the owner of Hinky Import, an online store specializing in items from
Tibet, Nepal, and China.
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