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How To Shrink A Goban
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This page is a posterboard for various techniques to create smaller boards out of a regular (and real) goban.
Make a Mask
- Perhaps the easiest way to shrink a goban is to cut two strips of paper and mark the borders of the desired board size with them. Two of the sides will be the regular borders and the two remaining sides will be marked by the paper strips. -Fando
- A much nicer approach is to cut out a square in a posterboard or piece of cloth such that the material exposes the center of the board out to the desired size. The posterboard can be folded in two and carried around with the goban, but the cloth can be jammed into any random pocket. The masking material should obviously be the same size as the goban. -Fando
- So far I was always using masking tape to mark the edges of the smaller board, which works quite well too, and has the advantage that it doesn't move (compared to strips of paper for example). But the idea with the cloth sounds good too, though it's not as flexible. -Niklaus
Gobans Need Not Apply
- Don't shrink the goban, just draw out a small board on a napkin or what have you. -Fando
No Masks Needed
- For a 9x9, take a folding board, fold it in half and use the side with 9 lines. Then you only need one bit of paper to mask off an edge.
- For 13x13, you can play using the center of the board. The edges of a 13x13 board are the lines with star points on them, giving an easy visual reference for the edge of the board.
Please add your techniques! :-)
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