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"Goe" redirects here. For other uses, see GOE (disambiguation).
Go (game)
Go is played on a grid of black painted lines (usually 19×19). The playing pieces, called stones,are played on the intersections of the lines.
Players 2
Age range 3+ [1]
Setup time Virtually none
Playing time Casual: 20–90 minutes
Tournament: 1–6 hours[a]
Randomchance None
Skills required Tactics, strategy, observation
a Some professional games, especially in Japan, take more than 16 hours and are played in sessions spread over twodays.
Go (game)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 圍棋 ("surround game")
Simplified Chinese 围棋
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Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin Wéiqí
- Wade–GilesWei-ch'i

Japanese name
Kanji 碁, 囲碁 ("surround game")
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- Romaji Go, Igo

Korean name
Hangul 바둑
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- Revised
RomanizationBaduk
- McCune-
Reischauer Paduk

Tibetan name
Tibetan མིག་མངས
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- Wylie mig mangs


Go ("weiqi" in Chinese, "baduk" in Korean), is an ancientboard game for two players that originated in China over 2,000 years ago. The game is noted for being rich in strategy despite its relatively simple rules (see Rules of Go).The game is played by two players who alternately place black and white stones on the vacant intersections (called "points") of a grid of 19×19 lines (beginners often play onsmaller 9×9 and 13×13 boards). Stones act as markers, representing one's occupation of a particular point. The object of the game is to use one's stones to surround a largerportion of the board than the opponent. Once placed on the board, stones cannot be moved, though they can be removed if they are captured. When a game concludes, the controlled