Remember the Chinese fable of the mighty emperor who agreed to give a wily supplicant one grain of rice for the first square on a chess board, double that for the second square, double again for the third and so on, before he realised that he would be giving away his whole kingdom's supply before the board was half-finished.

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Well I guess someone who is clueless enough to think of chess as fundamentally a recreational board game is not going to appreciate the depth of Go.

FORBES: Go Is More Than A Game Despite What State of Washington Thinks

One of the items on display was a full chess set (including the board).

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The Department of Revenue Board of Tax Appeals in ruling against the Institute remarked that Go is fundamentally a recreational board game like chess.

FORBES: Go Is More Than A Game Despite What State of Washington Thinks