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I think if Go hadn't been already known, it would have been discovered in the twentieth century. Dozens, if not hundreds, of other abstract games were, and I d

I think if Go hadn't been already known, it would have been discovered in the twentieth century. Dozens, if not hundreds, of other abstract games were, and I don't think there are many as simple. It's not so obvious that anyone would have noticed how good a game it can be.

CydeWeys 7y ago
That's a rough thought. Imagine if Go were roughly as popular as, say, Tri-Ominoes, and wasn't taken seriously enough to develop the truly competitive tournament scene it has today. I want to say that board game players are pretty good at recognizing strategic depth, and that good games naturally rise to the top and become widespread, and their mechanics are reused and evolved in further board games. You certainly see this with Euro-style board games at least.