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See also Go terms used for Go equipment, equipment dimensions, buying equipment and making your own equipment. Besides opponents of course, to play Go one needs a 19x19 board (Goban) , 181 black stones, 180 white stones and two bowls for the stones. Alternatively a computer with an internet connection and a Go client will do. It is even possible to play against the computer.
"The round lid is like the sky and the board the land.
uxs: I'm thinking of buying some kind of portable go board. Is there a consensus on what kind of board is easiest for carrying around, while you're still able to play a decent game on it ? Would a foldable board be best ? Or a magnetic one ? Or even something made in leather that you can roll up ? BobMcGuigan: Magnetic sets are probably the most portable, but they are smaller than regulation size and it is somewhat awkward to play and remove stones on a crowded board. I think they are most usefull for travel situations like playing on a train or plane. The ultimate in portability for full sized sets is the "roll-up" or "fold-up" leather or vinyl board. These require a hard flat surface underneath so you can't easily use them on a park bench or on the ground. That leaves folding or slotted boards. Both of these work well. The mechanics of carrying them around are easily solved with an appropriate tote bag of some sort or, if money is not a big issue, you can buy the go carrying case from Samarkand.
Velobici: Each choice is a compromise versus a table board and stones.
axd: After searching for a while, I found a pocket-size magnetic go set (Marchand) that fits in a big pocket: the board folds in three pieces (the inner surfaces are magnetic), and the stones are very small, flat half-magnetic discs that are kept on two separate magnetic sheets. If you consider buying one, check that the folds do not coincide with the lines, because stones might not stick enough there, making the set rather worthless (but maybe you can live with it; I wouldn't like to use it in that moving vehicle). My set (Hartung Spiele, Berlin, MG 100) shows that the makers did not know everything about go: especially the fact that the squares should actually be slightly rectangular for the optical correction; this would also have helped in avoiding the folds as there would be more spacing between the horizontal lines for the folds. Path: Club · Prev: SettingUpAGoClub · Next: GoClubActivities This is a copy of the living page "Equipment" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |