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Go (game)

Go, Weiqi, or Baduk is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to fence off more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day. A 2016 survey by the International Go Federation's 75 member nations found…

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Chance
None
Genres
Board game · Abstract strategy game · Mind sport
Players
2
Playing time
Casual: 20–90 minutes
Setup time
Minimal
Skills
Strategy, tactics, elementary arithmetic

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Strategy

Rules

Tactics

History

Competitive play

Equipment

Computers and Go

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Go (game)

Nodes271
Edges270
Triples22
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00738
Components1

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Go (game)

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Genres · 3
Go (game) → Abstract strategy game, Board game, Mind sport
Synonyms · 3
Go (game) → Igo, Paduk / Baduk, Weiqiⓘ
Playing time · 2
Go (game) → Casual: 20–90 minutes, Professional: 1–6 hours or more.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a]
Chance · 1
Go (game) → None
Players · 1
Go (game) → 2
Setup time · 1
Go (game) → Minimal
Skills · 1
Go (game) → Strategy, tactics, elementary arithmetic
Years active · 1
Go (game) → 548 BCE (earliest record) to present

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Go (game)ChanceNone1.00infobox
Go (game)GenresBoard game1.00infobox
Go (game)GenresAbstract strategy game1.00infobox
Go (game)GenresMind sport1.00infobox
Go (game)Players21.00infobox
Go (game)Playing timeCasual: 20–90 minutes1.00infobox
Go (game)Playing timeProfessional: 1–6 hours or more.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a]1.00infobox
Go (game)Setup timeMinimal1.00infobox
Go (game)SkillsStrategy, tactics, elementary arithmetic1.00infobox
Go (game)SynonymsWeiqiⓘ1.00infobox
Go (game)SynonymsIgo1.00infobox
Go (game)SynonymsPaduk / Baduk1.00infobox
Go (game)Years active548 BCE (earliest record) to present1.00infobox

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