Why not draw the lines yourself? It would be much easier than trying to play on a board without lines
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| Author: | Alberich [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
I'm curious to know if it's possible to play the game on a surface that has no gridlines? Say...a plain wooden surface, like say a cutting board for instance? I'm asking this because I'm noticing goban prices are very steep and I'm wondering if there are legitimate ways of getting around these high prices by using unconventional methods...like buying a relatively cheap surface board that you can purchase at well known retail chains for household items. |
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| Author: | illluck [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
Why not draw the lines yourself? It would be much easier than trying to play on a board without lines
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| Author: | badukJr [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
What is a high price for you? Is $12 too much? https://www.yutopian.com/yutop/cat?prod ... category=T |
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| Author: | hailthorn011 [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
Alberich wrote: I'm curious to know if it's possible to play the game on a surface that has no gridlines? Say...a plain wooden surface, like say a cutting board for instance? I'm asking this because I'm noticing goban prices are very steep and I'm wondering if there are legitimate ways of getting around these high prices by using unconventional methods...like buying a relatively cheap surface board that you can purchase at well known retail chains for household items. Of course! When I was playing Go casually (before 2010), I used a Scrabble board with fish bowl stones. Worked just fine. I also once played on the sand at the beach using pebbles I found. I just drew out a board on the sand. |
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| Author: | Alberich [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
Speaking of drawing the lines on a cutting board are there places where this kind of job can be done professionally? |
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| Author: | Bonobo [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
I think any screen printer should be able to do it for you. Here’s some help: http://www.gungfu.de/go/gobans/grid/ |
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| Author: | HermanHiddema [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
http://senseis.xmp.net/?GoOnABoardWithoutLines |
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| Author: | badukJr [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
You'll want to finish the wood before and after drawing lines on it so they don't rub off. |
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| Author: | xed_over [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
Alberich wrote: Speaking of drawing the lines on a cutting board are there places where this kind of job can be done professionally? sure, but for the price you'll pay, you might as well buy a ready made set. You can get an inexpensive starter set my first set was my pente board and more of those "fish bowl" stones. then I bought some veneered plywood at Home Depot, cut it down to size and drew the lines on with a ball point pen (still my favorite board) |
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| Author: | Phelan [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
HermanHiddema wrote: http://senseis.xmp.net/?GoOnABoardWithoutLines I knew it had been discussed before, and was a bout to post saying so.
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| Author: | Joaz Banbeck [ Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Possible to play on a cutting board without gridlines? |
Ladders are going to be interesting.  Part of playing a ladder will be not only placing your stone, but trying to adjust the ladder just a little bit to avoid - or hit - possible ladder breakers. On a long ladder, a player could curve it back on itself if his opponent is not careful. So bumping the opponent's stones will be part of the game. In this respect, go will start to resemble croquet. 
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