text: Go (the game, not the verb) is the ultimate board game. I used to be a big chess fan, but since I (re)discovered Go, chess seems like a waste of time.\n\nGo is a truly amazing game: it's one of the oldest in the world (about 4000 years), it's VERY easy to learn (takes less than 30 minutes), but it takes many years to reach a high level,\nand here's the kicker:\n\nAny moderately good amateur player (which you can become in about 1 or 2 years) can easily beat the best Go programs running on the fastest computers in the world!!\nSo it is one area where the human brain totally humiliates all the computing power in the world and the best algorithms that people designed so far!\n\nGo also has a handicap system, allowing players with different strenth to play against each other with equal chances. And most of all, Go is beautiful :)\n\nHere are some sites about Go:\nhttp://www.kiseido.com/\nhttp://senseis.xmp.net/\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(board_game)