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| | Slate and Shell, Publisher of Books on the Game of Go (Baduk, Weiqi, Goe) |
 | | GO is an ancient Asian strategy game that is popular in Japan, China, and Korea with enthusiasts throughout the world. The Japanese call it Go or Igo; The Koreans call it Baduk or Paduk; and the Chinese call it Weiqi or Wei Qi. |
 | | Go's few rules can be demonstrated quickly and grasped easily. It is enjoyably played over a wide range of skills. Each level of play has its charms, rewards, and discoveries. A unique and reliable handicapping system leads to equal contests between players of widely disparate strengths. Go is uniquely flexible and rewards patience and balance over aggression and greed. |
 | | Go thinking seems to be more lateral than linear, less dependent on logical deduction, and more reliant on a "feel" for the game, a "sense" of form, a gestalt of significant patterns. |
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