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Go Game
 Go Game |
Go Game has a long history in China: it is just like the history of long standing Chinese Culture, hard to figure out the exact original time and place. But, it is sure that China must be the hometown of Go Game, and there are some correlative records even early from the spring and autumn period.
Some legends trace the origin of the game to legendary Chinese emperor Yao (2337-2258 BC) who designed it for his son, Danzhu ¡ª supposedly of limited intellect ¡ª to teach him discipline, concentration, and balance. Other theories suggest that the game was derived from Chinese tribal warlords and generals who used pieces of stone to map out attacking positions, or that Go equipment was originally a fortunetelling device.
The earliest written references of the game come from the historical annal Zuo Zhuan, which describes a man in 548 BC who likes the game, and Book XVII of the Analects of Confucius, compiled sometime after 479 BC.
Go Game is an intelligent game, contains the traditional Chinese philosophy and brightness. Game that involves two players alternately placing black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines. Sometimes advance and sometimes retreat, fight in minds. The players attempt to conquer territory by surrounding vacant areas or capture stones by surrounding them. Points are awarded by conquering and capturing and reduced by losing one's stones. The game ends and the score are counted when both players consecutively pass on a turn, indicating that neither side can increase its territory or reduce its opponent's. It was brought to Japan c. AD 500, where it developed into the modern game. Most identified with Japan, is also popular in China and Korea and is played worldwide.
In China, Go was perceived as the popular game of the aristocracy while Xiangqi (Chinese chess) was the game of the masses. Go was considered one of the four cultivated arts of the Chinese scholar gentleman, along with calligraphy, painting and playing the guqin.
Go had reached Japan from China by the 7th century, and gained popularity at the imperial court in the 8th century. By the beginning of the 13th century, Go was played among the general public in Japan.
Go Game is very difficult to play. As usual, it will take 1-2 hours to finish one inning. There is a simple way to play is Gobang. In Gobang, one must try to line up five squares in a straight line while, at the same time, preventing the opponent from doing the same. The game ends when any person achieves the goal. Lines are formulated on a grid in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal manner.
The action commences on a green 21x21 grid filled with black dots; there are 441 possible locations to place squares. Because of the three different directional configurations possible for winning the game, the player must be cognizant of potential empty locations for placing squares at all times -- one wrong move could end the game!
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