Played on a 19*19 or 13*13 board.
Played in the squares of a 4x4 board.
Played on the squares of a 9*9 Go board. In fact, I've seen an Othello game set sold with a 9*9 Go ban, with star point at the 3-3 points and everything!
On any non-tiny board.
Sometimes played on a 19x15 board.
Played in the squares of a 9*9 board.
starline: On IYT they call this 'stack4'. The IYT people have invented a variation which they call 'stack 4*4'. The rules are the same except the pieces can connect to any of the 4 sides. I haven't played a full game so I don't know if it's any good. I'll post again when I find out. Seems quite promising so far!
ilan: It looks to me like you can play paddle ball using two gobans and a go stone, see http://www.crateandbarrel.com/itemgroups/3997_0.asp
I'll be in Santa Monica in September, if anyone wants to try it out on Venice Beach.
The bigger the board the better. Go stones don't make the best tiddley-winks, but it is better than nothing.
Speaking as a world-class tiddlywinks player ( my
credentials) I can categorically state that go stones would not be legal for use as winks in tournament games, and a goban does not meet the criterion for a mat. For further clarification, see Section 3 of
the rules.--Tim Hunt.
ilan:
If you want to burn lots of money as well as calories, you
can use a Kaya board with legs for your step aerobic workout.
These Go bans seems similar in size to the "High Step Aerobic Step" shown
on this site: http://www.sportsunlimitedinc.com/steps.html
Paint rings on your GoBan and throw darts at it.
joshual000: I think this was depicted on the cover of a 'Get Strong' book. This also leads to such variants as disc golf.
ilan: I suppose you mean using the Go bowl lid as the Frisbee.
joshual000: I suppose you could try a goban if you really wanted, the bowl lids seem to be best suited however.
ilan: You could use the Kaya tree before they chiselled the goban out of it for a Caber Toss.
joshual000: Sort of a preemptive use, wouldn't you say?
starline: Fill the plastic containers up with sand (I forget the correct sand to water ratio - maybe 4 sand to 1 water?) and you are set to go. Plonk it down on your board for the perfect sandcastle. Don't forget to bring a go book to use as a fan. Go stones as windows and pathways are optional.
Helger: Go board and stones are ideal for this. The falling of tetraminos --- this can be accomplished by carefully temperated blowing --- can be accompanied by realistic sounds. (Use bowls as tamtams.) Other interesting variations like pentris and hextris are possible.
Variants also has a section that covers this topic.