Go

strategy games · ancient games · East Asia

Ancient game. Go was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago, making it the oldest board game that people still play today.

Simple rules, deep strategy. Players take turns placing black and white stones on a grid board to claim territory, but learning to play well takes years of practice.

Millions of players. Over 20 million people currently play Go around the world, with most players living in East Asia like China, Japan, and Korea.

Super challenging. Go is so strategically complex that computers struggled for decades to beat expert human players until very recently.