If you look at the break down of complexity votes, 22.5% rated Go 4. And 46.5% rated it 5. So almost 30% of BGG members consider Go a "light" game ... BGG is g

If you look at the break down of complexity votes, 22.5% rated Go 4. And 46.5% rated it 5. So almost 30% of BGG members consider Go a "light" game ... BGG is generally a good consensus of the weight of a game and how good it is. But take it with a grain of salt.