<p>the bottom picture looks like Go, but with an unusual shape for a board
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game)</a></p>

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2016-10-23T01:51:01.927Z
This seems unlikely: While there are Go variants with odd-shaped and odd-sized boards, from the pictures there's also at least three different piece types (round, triangular, square). Only common variant I can think of in that vein is three-player go, if one assumes different shapes instead of different colors to differentiate players.
goldPseudo
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2016-10-22T16:27:02.037Z
2016-10-22T16:27:02.037Z
user18730
<p>I am trying to identify this game from Houseki no Kuni, a buddhism-inspired manga.
My English is so poor I can't describe this game and "google" it.</p>

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2016-04-25T05:45:37.250Z
Can you name the manga?
DJ Pirtu
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2016-04-25T07:07:48.083Z
This is Houseki no Kuni, chapter 43 (currently in Japanese ( http://www.mediafire.com/download/p6zvh5nutxdx55x/Houseki_no_Kuni_2016-06.zip ), will be translated into Russian in day or two)
Дмитрий Озерчук
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2016-05-17T17:12:22.633Z
Any reason to assume this is a real game and not something invented specially for the manga? (I see one player has tentacles instead of hands, so I guess some elements are fictional...)
G0BLiN
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2016-05-20T16:24:31.573Z
@G0BLiN Sorry, threre is no reason to assume this is a real game.
Дмитрий Озерчук
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2016-11-22T14:17:17.253Z
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it seems to be asking for the name of a fictional game that has no name.
bwarner
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2016-11-22T15:49:10.963Z
@bwarner It could also seem to be asking about a real game with a name. Unless someone can verify this is a fictional game, I think this should remain open.
SocioMatt
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2016-11-22T16:21:03.540Z
Shouldn't the burden of proof be on the asker, who has already stated that they have "no reason to assume this is a real game"?
bwarner
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2016-11-27T18:09:52.863Z
We suggest you may be able to find a suitable answer for this on [anime.se]; followers of that manga will very likely be able to assist you better than us.
doppelgreener
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What is the board game played in Houseki no Kuni?
Дмитрий Озерчук
# What is the board game played in Houseki no Kuni?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-24)

I am trying to identify this game from Houseki no Kuni, a buddhism-inspired manga.
My English is so poor I can't describe this game and "google" it.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Cbqam.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Cbqam.png)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7vfZG.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/7vfZG.png)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/5OaeA.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/5OaeA.png)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you name the manga?  
> **username_0**: This is Houseki no Kuni, chapter 43 (currently in Japanese ( http://www.mediafire.com/download/p6zvh5nutxdx55x/Houseki_no_Kuni_2016-06.zip ), will be translated into Russian in day or two)  
> **username_2**: Any reason to assume this is a real game and not something invented specially for the manga? (I see one player has tentacles instead of hands, so I guess some elements are fictional...)  
> **username_0**: @username_2 Sorry, threre is no reason to assume this is a real game.  
> **username_3**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it seems to be asking for the name of a fictional game that has no name.  
> **username_4**: @username_3 It could also seem to be asking about a real game with a name. Unless someone can verify this is a fictional game, I think this should remain open.  
> **username_3**: Shouldn't the burden of proof be on the asker, who has already stated that they have "no reason to assume this is a real game"?  
> **username_5**: We suggest you may be able to find a suitable answer for this on [anime.se]; followers of that manga will very likely be able to assist you better than us.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2016-10-22. Score: -1

the bottom picture looks like Go, but with an unusual shape for a board
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game)>

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: This seems unlikely: While there are Go variants with odd-shaped and odd-sized boards, from the pictures there's also at least three different piece types (round, triangular, square). Only common variant I can think of in that vein is three-player go, if one assumes different shapes instead of different colors to differentiate players.  

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