Hi!
Where can I buy a cheap 19x19 Go board in cardboard not wood? Pretty
much like the set that the AGA sends us but 19x19. I only found wood
board and the stones cost extra!
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012, Robert Jasiek wrote:
> melipone wrote:
>> Where can I buy a cheap 19x19 Go board in cardboard not wood?
> Create a PDF and print it in your better copyshop. Ok, there are also
> commercial offers, but I do not know about such in the USA.
Not quite what you're looking for, but Yutopian sells a stiff paper go
board, laminated in plastic. But I think it is still flexible enough
that you can roll it up if you wish. Also, they have a simulated wood
grain pattern on them, which may not be to everyone's taste. 19x19 on
one side, 13x13 on the other:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2012, Robert Jasiek wrote:
> > melipone wrote:
> >> Where can I buy a cheap 19x19 Go board in cardboard not wood?
> > Create a PDF and print it in your better copyshop. Ok, there are also
> > commercial offers, but I do not know about such in the USA.
> Not quite what you're looking for, but Yutopian sells a stiff paper go
> board, laminated in plastic. But I think it is still flexible enough
> that you can roll it up if you wish. Also, they have a simulated wood
> grain pattern on them, which may not be to everyone's taste. 19x19 on
> one side, 13x13 on the other:
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012, Robert Jasiek wrote:
> melipone wrote:
>> That should work. Now, I need to locate some cheap stones to match...
> Don't buy anything cheaper than your local Asia shop's glass stones!
> Yet cheaper stones are no fun.
I would agree. In principle you could even use buttons for stones,
but you'll miss that satisfying "click" sound when you play a stone.
And along those same lines, Robert's earlier suggestion of using an
ordinary sheet of paper for the board may be better than mine,
especially if there is a hard table-top surface underneath. Again,
it can give you that solid feeling when you play a stone, that you
may miss with a board made of cardboard.
>> melipone wrote:
>>> That should work. Now, I need to locate some cheap stones to match...
>> Don't buy anything cheaper than your local Asia shop's glass stones!
>> Yet cheaper stones are no fun.
> I would agree. In principle you could even use buttons for stones,
> but you'll miss that satisfying "click" sound when you play a stone.
> And along those same lines, Robert's earlier suggestion of using an
> ordinary sheet of paper for the board may be better than mine,
> especially if there is a hard table-top surface underneath. Again,
> it can give you that solid feeling when you play a stone, that you
> may miss with a board made of cardboard.
> Reinhold
By the way - for teaching purposes I printed out a
9x9 - Board and laminated it. Common stones fit:
The 13x13 - version consists of 2 (Din-A4) sheeds,
laminated and with appropriate cuts they compose
to a 13x13-Board.
Here common Stones are slightly too large, but it
is still playable.
Theese boards are quiet handy to transport, sometimes
I take ~10 boards fiting into an A4-Map and 2 sacks of
older stones and have a nice beginners-workshop to
enrich other events (in my case juggling-conventions).
I hope, my links are working ... feel free to use the
material.
> That should work. Now, I need to locate some cheap stones to match...
Visit your local hobby or arts and crafts shop, and browse. You might find some things there. You might buy sets of colored glass stones people use to decorate aquariums or flower arrangements. Be sure they do not have a size that makes them too large for the go board, though. You can also browse your local $1 store.
