{"product_id":"go-board-game","title":"Go Board Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo rules, one of which is about breathing. Two and a half thousand years and nobody has run out of things to say about it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGo is the oldest board game still played in its original form, and the shortest to explain. Black and white stones go on the intersections of a grid. A group of stones with no adjacent empty points is captured and removed. Whoever surrounds more territory wins. That is essentially it — the rules fit on a beer mat, and people have spent entire lives on what follows from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you get for that simplicity is a game with more legal positions than there are atoms in the observable universe, and a feel completely unlike Western strategy games. There is no material advantage to grind out, no engine to build. You are shaping influence across a board, and the stone you placed forty moves ago either turns out to have been in exactly the right place or it does not. Beginners usually start on a 9×9 grid before graduating to the full 19×19, which is the right way to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a large, heavy item. Available in-store or by click-and-collect at DFO Jindalee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e The chess player who has started to suspect chess might be a bit cluttered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 players | 30–180 minutes | Age 8+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenjo Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49715562610840,"sku":"JENJO-0309","price":159.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/8381\/9672\/files\/6550DE02-7575-48D9-9DF9-A60C18BE4713_1_201_a.jpg?v=1787192850","url":"https:\/\/www.cartellgames.com.au\/products\/go-board-game","provider":"Cartell Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}