Go: More Than a Game

Цена 12.71 - 25.56 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 676251834758, 9780804834759

Брэнд Tuttle Publishing


Издатель Tuttle Publishing

Страниц 192

Год выпуска 2003

Invented 2500-4000 years ago, the game of Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of the culture. In the West, hundreds of thousands have learned of its pleasures, especially after the game appeared in a number of hit movies, TV series, and books, and was included on major Internet game sites. By eliciting the highest powers of rational thought, the game draws players, not just for the thrills of competition, but because they feel it enhances their mental, artistic, and even spiritual lives. Go! More Than a Game uses the most modern methods of teaching, so that, in a few minutes, anyone can understand the two basic rules that generate the game. The object of Go is surrounding territory, but the problem is that while you are doing this, the opponent may be surrounding you! In a series of exciting teaching games, you will watch as Go"s beautiful complexities begin to unfold in intertwining patterns of black and white stones. These games...