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Go
Go can be said to be Japan's most traditional and widely played indoor game. It is also one of the most intellectually demanding games in the world. The wooden board, goban, is marked with intersecting lines to produce a total of 361 crosses (me: literally meaning "eyes"). These crosses may be covered by white or black stones, made of shell and slate respectively. In the simplest terms, the object of the game is to gain the largest share of the board, but many fine points of play and etiquette are involved. The game was introduced from China during the 7th-8th centuries and the Japanese form has been introduced in recent decades to other countries where it is mainly enjoyed by university students and intellectuals.