Brybelly Go Set All Natural Bamboo Wood Go Board | Bowls and 361 Bakelite Stones | 2-Player - Classic Chinese Strategy Board Game | Measures 19 x 19in Top Side or 13 x 13in Under Side Beginner's Board

Great price, good quality, very thick and heavy, I like it!

I read about this game while reading a mystery novel. I had never heard about "GO" as a game. I decided to check into it. I bought the board so that I would have one available when a friend was coming to town so that we could learn the game together. Low and behold he already knew how to play. He basically beat the socks off me.Now, I have a board and am looking for challengers.The board is heavy construction and perfectly grooved. It is the standard size board, not the smaller 9' beginners board. The two cups that hold your tiles are perfect, they are well designed and made, they are a solid heavy wood and match the board perfectly.This is a great gift for yourself or for someone you know that loves the game of Chess and wants to learn another very competitive mind/analytical game.

I've been wanting a Go set for many years but could never decide on which one to start with. This set is great! Every bit of the set is beautiful. The board is reversible with both 19x19 and the 13x13 grid. Even though it is made from bamboo, there is some weight to it. The bamboo bowls are equally beautiful and look great sitting next to the board. It's nice, for the price, that you get these bowls to store your stones instead of some genetic plastic bowls. The stones, while not double concave, are still nice and make a pleasing "clack" sound when placed upon the board. All in all, I was extremely happy with this purchase and would consider it again for a gift.

I purchased this to teach my fiancé, expecting an average board like what I was taught on years ago. This item went above and beyond my expectations! The board is absolutely beautiful, etched and inked without a single imperfection on the 19x19 side. My only complaint is a single line on the 13x13 side is not completely inked, but this is extremely minor because we usually only play 19x19 anyway.I was slightly concerned by other reviews saying they were missing parts or broken in delivery but my box came on time, in completely perfect condition and not a single missing stone. The bowls were lidded and wrapped in a net like styrofoam, placed in perfect fit holes in the cardboard, and secured with a block of styrofoam.The bowls are almost as marvelous as the board. Other complaints mention the lids do not lock on the bowl, but this set is never going to leave our coffee table so it will not be a problem at all. (You may want to consider this if you plan on taking this set anywhere, however the net like styrofoam it is shipped in would probably be enough for you to port them safely). Ive also read that the inside of the bowl was flat, but there is definitely enough of a curve that they could easily hold captured stones throughout a game. I can fit about 30 of the included stones (single convex) on the lid before having to stack them. The overall aesthetic of the board and bowls and board are easily 5/5My only complaint with this set is the stones are a little dinky and cheap. Some stones have a bit of an obvious seam-line, and they are a bit too light for my taste. Some players prefer single convex, but my preference is bi-convex. This isn’t too much of a problem because I ordered premium stones as a replacement before this order arrived. The price is a deal enough for the bowls and board.

Bought for one of my sons that loves board games! Very nice, quick delivery! Thank you.

Product is beautiful. It's a major shame but one of the lids has a piece of it chipped off otherwise it would be excellent

EDITED with 5 stars to reflect E-Brands' having contacted me and sent new bowls, which are perfect. Original review below:Product is good, except:1. There was a strange "oily" substance, ONLY on the black pieces, and ONLY on their back (i.e., flat) sides. I had to thoroughly wash the whole lot before using them.2. The bowls are not great. The sizes of BOTH the bowls and the lids are uneven, so that one among the two lids, significantly larger than the other, only actually fits into one of the two bowls, whereas the smaller among the lids is so much smaller that it slides around loosely even over the second bowl (which, recall, is smaller than the first). Further, the shades of wood are slightly different, and worse yet, in such a way that the colors match the _opposite_ way that the sizes do (so that the lighter lid only fits into the darker bowl).Other than these issues, the set is nice. I received the full number of stones, and got a 13x13 board on the back.

Great quality, thick and heavy and the pieces are nice too. Even the baskets are nice. The only issue is it’s hard to transport but sitting at home it makes a great game and nice decor.