Igo

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Igo is the Japanese name for the ancient strategic board game known internationally as Go, played with black and white stones on a grid to control territory.

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Igo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract strategy game
board game
developedAs Japanese tradition of Go
estimatedAge over 2500 years
hasAlternativeName Baduk
linked to: Weiqi

Weiqi
hasCaptureMechanic surrounding opponent stones
hasChineseName 围棋
hasEnglishName Go
hasGoverningBodyInJapan Kansai Ki-in
Nihon Ki-in
hasHandicapSystem true
hasJapaneseName 囲碁
linked to: Weiqi
hasKomiRule true
hasKoreanName 바둑
hasNoChanceElements true
hasPlayerColor black
white
hasProfessionalSystem true
hasRomaji igo
hasScoringMethod area scoring
territory scoring
hasSmallerBoardSize 13x13
9x9
isAncient true
isCombinatorialGame true
isDeterministicGame true
isKnownFor high strategic complexity
simple rules and deep strategy
isPerfectInformationGame true
isPlayedBy two players
isPlayedOnIntersections true
isPopularIn China
East Asia
Japan
South Korea
isRepresentedWithNotation Go game record
isTurnBased true
isZeroSumGame true
originatedIn China
primaryObjective to control territory
to surround more territory than the opponent
standardBoardSize 19x19
startingPlayer black
usesBoard grid board
usesPlayingPieces black stones
white stones

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