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Different Sized Boards
   

The game of Go is usually played on a goban with two orthogonal sets of 19 lines. Such a board is said to have a size of 19x19. It is certainly possible to play Go on a board of any desired size, so long as one can find a way to represent the board and has enough stones to fill it. Most computer go programs allow one to choose the board size. Some programs allow boards which are asymmetrical, such as a 13x19 board, while others require the board to be square. One can also take a typical 19x19 goban from the real world and shrink it to a smaller size using various techniques to mask out the nonessential lines.

This section is dedicated to exploring the implications on play of different sized boards that have existed historically, traditionally and experimentally, as well as any related culture.


By Size

  • 9x9 - popular for fast/instructive games
  • 13x13? - also popular
  • 17x17? - Tibetian go
  • 18x18? - Historical chinese (not certain)

By Property

Miscellaneous

  • Unusual Gobans - boards with holes, strange shapes and other weirdness
  • How to shrink a goban - techniques to turn a real goban into a smaller one
  • Where to find real 9x9 and 13x13 boards

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