Tag: go

Deceptively simple (rule-wise), yet quite complex strategic board game for two players. Called "igo" in Japanese. Go is a two-player strategy game invented in China, and still popular there and in neighboring countries such as Japan and Korea. The game is played by two players placing black and white stones on a 19x19 grid, with the object being to control as much of the board as possible with one's stones while minimizing the area controlled by one's opponent. The rules are simple, but the strategies for effective play are subtle and can take years to master.