Last time we told you about Kendama, a game of balance and coordination. This time the game we present to you is something completely different, a board game which is called Go which apparently is the oldest board game in the world which is still be played. The game was invented over 2500 years ago in china, spread across Asia and there are still professional tournaments. That has to say something about its complexity, which is said to be higher than chess and the phenomenon it spreads. 

Despite its relatively simple rules, Go is very complex and possesses more possibilities than there are atoms in the universe. Compared to chess, Go has both a larger board with more scope for play and longer games, and, on average, many more alternatives to consider per move.

The playing figures are called stones. One player uses the white stones and the other, black. The players take turns placing the stones on the vacant intersections, named points of a board with a 19×19 grid of lines. Beginners often play on smaller 9×9 and 13×13 boards. However, boards with a 19×19 grid had become standard by the time the game had reached the summit of its popularity and was widely spread over China, Korea and Japan. 
The objective of Go is to fully surround a larger total area of the board than the opponent.
Once placed on the board, stones may not be moved, but stones are removed from the board when “captured”. Capture happens when a stone or group of stones is surrounded by opposing stones on all points.The game proceeds until neither player wishes to make another move; the game has no set ending conditions beyond this. When a game concludes, the territory is counted along with captured stones to determine the winner.
There are millions of possibilities, movements and strategies to claim more territory than the opponent and over 40 million players worldwide are using them to surpass each other. Go is an incredible interesting game to take a look at so don’t hesitate and try it yourself ! 

P.s.: there is an Anime about Go as well, called “Hikaru no Go”