Synopses & Reviews
Go is one of the world's oldest and most popular games, with an almost infinite number of variations. And while the basics are easy to learn, perfecting your skills provides a thrilling intellectual challenge: players put their stones on the board in an attempt to claim more territory than their opponents, either by surrounding them or by attack. This pack has everything needed to begin the fun: a fully illustrated step-by-step guide to the game; a full-size playing board, and 180 black and 180 white Go stones.
Synopsis
Go is one of the world's oldest and most popular games, with an almost infinite number of variations. And while the basics are easy to learn, perfecting your skills provides a thrilling intellectual challenge. This pack has everything needed to begin: a fully illustrated step-by-step guide to the game; a full-size playing board, and 180 black and 180 white Go stones.
About the Author
Matthew Macfadyen is one of the highest rated Go players in Europe (6th Dan). He has been British Go champion on more than 25 occasions between 1978 and 2012, and European champion four times. He learned to play the game when he was 12 and is still an official teacher for the European Go Federation.