The Paparazzi Loves Americans

I’ve never played chess before and honestly I’m not particularly fond of board games, or puzzles or anything of that nature, but today we learned how to play a traditional Chinese game called “Go!” and it unravelled my competitive side. “Go” really challenged my typical approach on board games and it allowed for a variety of

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Game Day

Today we got to see an extremely high-stakes competition of Go, a Chinese two-player abstract strategy game using black and white pieces on a 19 by 19 grid board. The two finalists were incredibly intense, seated opposite each other and coolly processing their opponent’s every move. One competitor fiddled with a fan, unfolding and refolding

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Let’s Go

Today we witnessed the beginning of the 2nd match of the finals for Go. For many of us witnessing this high profile match was our first exposure to the game at all. Luckily we were able to spend the rest of the day learning to appreciate the game and ultimately be able to get a

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