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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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract strategy game
board game
developedAs Japanese tradition of Go
estimatedAge over 2500 years
hasAlternativeName Baduk NERFINISHED
Weiqi NERFINISHED
hasCaptureMechanic surrounding opponent stones
hasChineseName 围棋
hasEnglishName Go NERFINISHED
hasGoverningBodyInJapan Kansai Ki-in NERFINISHED
Nihon Ki-in NERFINISHED
hasHandicapSystem true
hasJapaneseName 囲碁 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
East Asia NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
isRepresentedWithNotation Go game record
isTurnBased true
isZeroSumGame true
originatedIn China NERFINISHED
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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Go hasAlternativeName Igo