Game of go have been played since Spring and Autumn period (~500 BC), at the time, it's just called 'The Board Game'. Quite a few variation happened, at the ti

Game of go have been played since Spring and Autumn period (~500 BC), at the time, it's just called 'The Board Game'. Quite a few variation happened, at the time it was played on 17*17 board and with 4 existing stones at the beginning. But the general rule (which was so simple) persisted.