About 'Go'

Weiqi (Mandarin for ‘board game of surrounding’), or 'Go', has been played for around 4000 years.  It is the oldest, continuously-played strategy game. Now, it is an international mind sport. Players are ranked on a 46-point scale, similar to that used for other East Asian martial arts.

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Buddhist monks played 'Go' as a practice in mindfulness. Every move in 'Go' is a decision. Decisions made by players determine a win or loss. Pieces once placed are not moved. We can see how different decisions lead to different game positions and outcomes.  

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'Go' has more game variations than atoms in the universe, though its rules are simple. Similar to making real life-decisions, you need to creatively identify connections and possibilities when making a move in 'Go'. As in life situations, there is you, the decision-maker or player, there are other players, and there is an environment in which you engage with other players. So, 'Go' is a model for real life situations.  

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