Go Board
A real-life go board is a 19x19 grid of lines [1], and the grid isn't square but rectangular (about 8% longer than wide). This compensates for foreshortening when you look at the board.
The go stones are played on the intersections, including the edge of the board (the outer line), and the corners where two edges meet.
Dots at the nine star points, or hoshi, help the players orient themselves, and mark the location for handicap stones. The center start point is called tengen in Japanese, tianyuan in Chinese, or chunweon in Korean.
Some wonderful pictures at http://www.goban.co.jp/koutei.htm show the traditional art of these boards' construction.
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Making a traditional goban video
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Applying the lines
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Carving the "gardenia" legs
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Various finished Gobans
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A special home made goban
- Another home made goban with how to
- Balancing a Warped Goban
See also:
- What is Go
- Goban - Japanese term for go board.
- Types of Go Boards
- Go Terms Used for Go Equipment
- Board Geography (lists the names of points and areas on the go board)
- Coordinates
- Different sized boards
- Material Goban
- Unusual gobans
- Goban Self Made
- Equipment dimensions
- Named points
- Making your own equipment
[1] Other sized go boards exist. Commonly used alternative sizes include 9x9 and 13x13 boards.