Thanks!
I re-booted with Go using this set:
https://www.amazon.com/John-N-Hansen-Ga ... =go+boardsIt's a nice set and I like it, but it's a little bulky to transport.
What I REALLY wanted was the set that I learned on, which was graciously identified for me by another member of the list. There's one on ebay, and I'll eventually get that one or one like it for sentimental reasons.
Not surprisingly, I couldn't find a regular listing for a 50 year old model. So I ordered this one:
https://www.amazon.com/WE-Games-Wood-Pu ... =go+boards...which should arrive Monday. I expect to like this one a great deal, but I'll know after it arrives, and I get to feel it.
After I realized that I wanted to find and/or generate new Go players where I live, I viewed it as a marketing and sales activity, and quickly concluded that a 9 x 9 board with large stones would best serve that purpose. In haste, I ordered this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Mountain- ... =go+boardsWhen I got it, it wasn't at all what I wanted. The board was just way too cheesy (money isn't the ONLY thing that matters!). The return process to Yellow Mountain via Amazon Prime was almost instant and entirely painless.
I decided I was going to get the board and stones separately, and I think I found the board that I want:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A ... UTF8&psc=1It's due tomorrow, and I expect it to be exactly what I want. I went round and round in my head and on Amazon about the stones, but then I settled on:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y ... UTF8&psc=1I think I'd like the size 5 better, but 25 bucks vs 15 bucks, for a silly millimeter wider? Nah.
The size that I mentioned was the PHYSICAL size of the board (which was a primary interest), and was not intended to describe the play-space. But I see how that could have been confusing.
I didn't do a good job of explaining the stone size/board size balance issue. I think a 9 x 9 board with big stones looks more warm and fuzzy, and a larger number of stones looks more intimidating. And it's much easier to see the patterns at a glance with a smaller number of large stones.
I'm not sure that clarification is any clearer...
Thx!
TCS