Jujube wrote:I guess what I'm saying is, grip. Imagine running your finger across a mat made of rubber or the kind of material that pen grips are made of. So it's not that they are unable to move, absolutely they should be able to move, after all it is a normal Go board.
But if you were to pick the board up and lean it by 15 degrees, or if you were to knock the board, then it would be more resistant to disaster than if you were to have a board made of veneer.
Which indicates that the ideal material would be silicon, apart from the fact that I have never seen a silicon board with all the Google-fu in the world that I liked the look of, that was crease-free, and that could be used on an irregular surface.
Pio2001 wrote:Hello, We have had some goban made in neoprene in France : http://www.jeuxdumonde.com/product_info ... ts_id=7694 The printing is nice, and they can be rolled without loosing their shape. They are standard sized, but very light.
I think we’re exploring ideas for a portable go set that would use emerging materials and manufacturing technologies. This product would need to be sturdy, fun to use, easy to pack and transport, and, of course, reasonably priced. It would not necessarily attempt to replicate traditional gear or those capabilities although maybe it would be possible and no one has figured it out yet. As with today’s readily available toy-like magnetic sets, the ability to enjoy a game of go when traveling on, say, a moving train, would require the players accept some compromises.
David Bogie, Boise ID
I play go, I ride a recumbent, of course I use Macintosh.
I think we’re exploring ideas for a portable go set that would use emerging materials and manufacturing technologies. This product would need to be sturdy, fun to use, easy to pack and transport, and, of course, reasonably priced. It would not necessarily attempt to replicate traditional gear or those capabilities although maybe it would be possible and no one has figured it out yet. As with today’s readily available toy-like magnetic sets, the ability to enjoy a game of go when traveling on, say, a moving train, would require the players accept some compromises.
The lettering on this board is not proper. The letters ore printed sideways and in reverse order left to right. This makes this board close to unusable when the letter/number coordinates are used.
