In the film Hero there is a scene at a 'chess house' where two characters are playing game where white and black stones are being placed on a eight by eight board. I'm trying to find out what game this is.
It seems that most people think it is Go(WeiQi, Baduk), but I really don't buy it. First off, Go stones are played on the intersections of the grid, not in the squares. Go boards are generally 19x19, there are also smaller boards like 13x13 and 9x9, so the fact that in the film there is an even amount of spaces tells me that it isn't Go.
I considered that it might be Othello(reversi), but the board position would be illegal by the rules of othello.
I also considered that it might be an asian varient of chess, but none of these are played by placing stones. They generally have pieces which you move around the board like regular chess.
Anyways, does anyone have any idea what game this is?
2007-06-08
15:25:06
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