Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 00:28:33 06/10/02
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On June 08, 2002 at 15:33:33, Russell Reagan wrote: >On June 08, 2002 at 15:31:07, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On June 08, 2002 at 15:20:04, Russell Reagan wrote: >> >>>Since go is played on different sized boards, >> >>99% of all go games are played on a 19x19 board. >> >>Smaller boards are mostly used for teaching or demonstration >>purposes. > >I'm aware of this, and as I stated in my previous post, the popularity of one >board size is irrelevant. The fact that it is POSSIBLE to play on other board >sizes means that the size of the board is not a part of the game of go. Of course it is possible to play on other board sizes, but it changes the character of the game. There is a reason why 19x19 has become the standard board size; this size gives a nice balance between the size of the central area of the board and the area along the sides and corners. Tord
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