YMI Magnetic Travel Go Game Set, 28.5 cm Compact 19x19 Board, 361 Stones

A brilliant travel Go set. Excellent value.

Ita great, pieces on the smaller side so be warned. Magnets work great, board is made well. Using it daily without issues

If you've seen the Anime/Manga Series 'Hikaru No Go' recently or in the last 20 years and you've been meaning to try and play and learn the game. Yellow Mountain provides a cheaper and compact version of the game that doesn't break your bank. How much you want to learn and play greatly depends on how far you're willing to "go" with the game. It comes with a small booklet to teach you the rules and basics. The design looks beautiful and a very clean presentation. The 'stones' when placed around after a game does give an urge to take photos because it looks like art at times. The magnets for the most time stay on the board quite well even if you do gently shakes. The board actually has letters and numbers on the board that helps you navigate the board if you're following instructions, practicing, learning or wanting to replicate games. However... - The images that I've taken look almost completely different from how it's presented on the Amazon pages. The stones look smaller and the top is flatter. - The board has numbers and letters, this is really helpful. Why this isn't shown in the provided images is quite odd. - Some of the stones have magnets not completely sticking on the board, causing some to slide off. - Playing with the stones are great for children but can be hard for adults trying to pick and place stones. - The containers while nice, easily become loose without much effort. I highly recommend getting elastic bands to keep the containers from opening. But saying this, it's still a brilliant way to get into Go. The low cost of entry, compact, magnetic are what keep this product at 4 stars. You may wish to spend some extra to get the bigger variant. Otherwise, you can definitely have some good times playing this!

Fun simple game, build quality is good for the price. Great to play for any circumstance. All kit folds into the board when done so is very convenient

Well made beginners or travel set, would buy others in their range based on the high quality of this entry offering

For the price this is a quality product. It arrived the next morning. I'm very happy.

Not fantastic quality but good enough for the price. Unfortunately, my flatmates and I eventually got a bit bored of go. The magnet go pieces make good fridge pixel art.

Good quality easy setup

Full-size 19x19 board, locks nicely flat when opened. Stones well-made, storage containers tight and lock into circular frames inside the board. Three very minor bits of wistfulness rather than complaints. (1) It would be nice to have the 9x9 (at least) and 13x13 layouts chalked out on the board. [Such a board is available from YMI, which I also bought]. (2) The magnets are not *quite* strong enough to prevent a bit of sliding around, I suspect if you folded it and took it for a drive the floor would be scattered with little black and white stones. (3) For my course in Evolutionary Genetics, I had hoped that the stones would stick to each other only back to back, and with sufficient force to stay together. This allows simulations of 'bean bag genetics', where appropriate numbers of B & W alleles (stones) should come together at random to simulate Hardy-Weinberg proportions. Also, a sack can be seeded with an excess number of BB or WW combos, so as to simulate inbreeding, populations structure, F-statistics, and chance deviation. The stones are not quite able to do this, although I continue to experiment. [I do play Go, but this was my real reason for buying a magnetic set. So it goes]. 4) Many many years ago I read a magazine story about Go. Inspired, I laid out a 19x19 grid in pencil on a piece of pine board, and got a couple of sheets of black or white mosaic pieces at the craft store. Held on to it until my father moved into independent living. Wonder if anyone still has it?

Mooi product

Très beau produit qui répond parfaitement à mes attentes

Das magnetische Go-Brett ist ideal für Anfänger und als Einstieg geeignet, da das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis im Vergleich zu anderen Go-Brettern absolut in Ordnung ist. Man bekommt ausreichend Steine, die ebenfalls magnetisch sind. Theoretisch könnte man also sogar unterwegs im Auto spielen – was ich allerdings nicht empfehlen würde. Fällt nämlich einmal die Steinschale herunter, sucht man bei 180 Steinen ewig, und einige davon findet man vermutlich nie wieder. Das wäre dann ziemlich problematisch. Trotzdem ist es sehr praktisch, dass das Brett magnetisch ist und alle Magnete zuverlässig funktionieren. Ich kann dieses Produkt daher uneingeschränkt weiterempfehlen. Es ist solide verarbeitet, auch wenn es vollständig aus Kunststoff besteht. Doch in Anbetracht des Preises und der Ausstattung mit Magneten findet man so schnell nichts Vergleichbares. Ich habe außerdem zwei weitere Bretter derselben Firma bestellt – eines für chinesisches und eines für japanisches Schach – ebenfalls magnetisch und ebenfalls solide verarbeitet. Damit lässt sich hervorragend trainieren. In jedem Fall: eine klare Kaufempfehlung.

Ammetto, che questa è la prima versione di questo gioco che compro; cercavo qualcosa di più sofisticato da poter lasciare anche in mostra a casa. Guardando i prezzi alla fine ho deciso di rimanere sulla praticità. Devo dire che sono rimasto felice dell'acquisto, in quanto ho subito provato di persona l'aspetto "magnetico" delle singole pedine e ho notato che per la maggior parte rimangono anche abbastanza fisse senza cadere, nemmeno alzando la tavola in verticale. Sicuramente, mi piacerebbe provare altri giochi meno conosciuti della stessa casa produttrice; fanno prodotti abbastanza semplici ma comunque di qualità. Pro: - Leggero è facilmente trasportabile - Buon rapporto qualità prezzo - Pedine magnetiche che funzionano bene - Comprende un manuale con tecniche di gioco in inglese; è una cosa che sicuramente si apprezza, se non si conosce il gioco fin da subito. Contro: - La plastica della base speravo fosse più spessa e stabile - I Contenitori trasparenti delle pedine si aprono facilmente rischiando di farle cadere