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G O 围棋 wéiqí "Although one can learn the rules in 3 minutes, it takes 30 years to be a master"

G O 围棋 wéiqí "Although one can learn the rules in 3 minutes, it takes 30 years to be a master". By Madeline Guth and Julia Fritz-Endres. Background. Oldest board game that is still played Invented in China Unknown exactly when it was invented

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G O 围棋 wéiqí "Although one can learn the rules in 3 minutes, it takes 30 years to be a master"

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  1. GO围棋wéiqí"Although one can learn the rules in 3 minutes, it takes 30 years to be a master" By Madeline Guth and Julia Fritz-Endres

  2. Background Oldest board game that is still played Invented in China Unknown exactly when it was invented Legend: Emperor Yao (2357-2255 BCE) invented Weiqi to enlighten his son, Dan Zhu Also recorded: Shun's son, Shang Jun, was not bright, and Shun (2255-2201 BCE) invented Weiqi to teach him Ancient word for Weiqi: "Yi"

  3. How to Play Very simple game Played with counters or stones on a board ruled with nineteen vertical and nineteen horizontal lines Objective: surround and capture the opponent's counters 181 black stones, 180 white stones  Edible Weiqi

  4. How to Play con't • To "capture" the opponent's piece, surround it on all sides • Here, the white pieces surround the black piece and it is taken off the board • The rule of "Ko" prevents back-and-forth capturing • After the black pieces capture the white, white piece 2 in the second diagram cannot capture black piece 1

  5. How to Win • The goal is to surround "territory" • The white pieces surround territory themselves • The black pieces use the corner of the board as well

  6. Go as a sport • Major corporation sponsor yearly tournaments • Master players from China, Japan, and Korea participate • TV stations provide live coverage of important matches

  7. References Title Picture:   http://blog.netmeister.org/post/11071765492/marbles-in-my-underpants Background Picture:  http://361points.com/whatisgo/ Sport Picturee: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=go+tournament+japan&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1009&bih=635&tbm=isch&tbnid=54-Uv1zGdrFYRM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/canada_e/Archives/Cultural_events/2009/go_tournament_09.html&docid=Z6Bs-181p3vyFM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/canada_e/Images/go_09/GO4_209.jpg&w=448&h=300&ei=v3gET6a2Asbh0QGpxKnhCA&zoom=1 http://361points.com/whatisgo/ HIstory of Go: http://www.yutopian.com/go/misc/gohistory.html Edible Weiqi:   http://wokkingmum.blogspot.com/2007/09/edible-othello.html

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