Cheap Go Board

melipone

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Apr 24, 2012, 7:59:09 PM4/24/12

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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!

TIA,
melipone

Robert Jasiek

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Apr 25, 2012, 2:10:39 AM4/25/12

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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.

Reinhold Burger

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Apr 25, 2012, 12:29:55 PM4/25/12

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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:

https://www.yutopian.com/yutop/cat?product=TT007&category=T

Cost is $5.00, plus $4.00 shipping in the U.S.

They also carry some other inexpensive boards you may want to look into.

Reinhold

melipone

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Apr 25, 2012, 3:19:22 PM4/25/12

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That should work. Now, I need to locate some cheap stones to match...

Robert Jasiek

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Apr 25, 2012, 3:51:37 PM4/25/12

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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.

Reinhold Burger

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Apr 26, 2012, 10:07:10 AM4/26/12

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On Wed, 25 Apr 2012, Robert Jasiek wrote:

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

Detlef Müller

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Apr 28, 2012, 6:32:54 AM4/28/12

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By the way - for teaching purposes I printed out a
9x9 - Board and laminated it. Common stones fit:

http://home.arcor.de/lef-65/public_files/9x9.jpg

The gimp-version allows to change the Background
as it is in a separate layer:

http://home.arcor.de/lef-65/public_files/9x9.xcf

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.

http://home.arcor.de/lef-65/public_files/13_l.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/lef-65/public_files/13_r.jpg

Again, for Gimp-users wanting to play with different
backgrounds:

http://home.arcor.de/lef-65/public_files/13_l.xcf.gz
http://home.arcor.de/lef-65/public_files/13_r.xcf.gz

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.

Greetings,
Detlef

In back of the middle of the pack

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Jun 29, 2012, 3:48:59 PM6/29/12

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On 04/25/2012 02:19 PM, melipone wrote:
> 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.