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  • Gift-A-Goban returns for Hannukah 2024

    by Solomon Smilack
    This year we're continuing our tradition of providing free Gobans with a Hannukah giveaway! With a contentious US election, it's been a tough end o...
    Posted in Baduk, Vintage

  • Pre-Orders for the Holidays

    by Solomon Smilack
    As Thanksgiving approaching, and the end-of-year holidays not far behind, I have made two new offerings available in the Vintage Section: Pre-Orde...

  • Happy Earth Day

    by Solomon Smilack
    It's humble-brag time:Besides tape, I have never had to purchase packing materials for the Colorado workshop. Materials arrive in my orders from Ja...

  • The 2022 US Go Congress

    by Solomon Smilack
    38th Annual US Go Congress This year Colorado hosted the Go Congress in Estes Park, the first annual gathering since Covid-19 started. We had inten...

  • Those Poor Unfortunate Bowls

    by Solomon Smilack
    It was a tough month for bowls. I unboxed several packages only to find that Japan Post Surface shipping was too rough for some of the sets. In th...
    Posted in Baduk, Igo, JeuDeGo, Vintage, Weiqi

  • Gift-A-Goban Tradition Continues

    by Solomon Smilack
    Spring Giveaway With Easter, Passover, and Ramadan all happening concurrently, we repeated our spring cleaning tradition by giving away a go board....
    Posted in Baduk, Igo, JeuDeGo, Vintage, Weiqi

  • A Recent Custom Order

    by Solomon Smilack
    Helping to connect players with equipment is a lot of fun. I recently shopped for some high-end gear, providing a number of options to a customer t...
    Posted in Baduk, Igo, JeuDeGo, Vintage, Weiqi

  • Clamshell Art

    by Solomon Smilack
    Every time we I unbox old vintage sets, I find a fair number of damaged stones. While the chips are usually slight, if it is anything more than a t...
    Posted in Baduk, Igo, JeuDeGo, Vintage, Weiqi

  • Happy (Lunar) New Year!

    by Solomon Smilack
    Year of the Tiger The holidays were a lot of fun this year. I went skiing for the first time since I was twelve. A friend dropped a library of Go b...
    Posted in Baduk, Igo, JeuDeGo, Vintage, Weiqi

  • Suddenly it's Summer!

    by Solomon Smilack
    May Spring gave way to a tough month. The extended tax deadline made for real May-hem. With plans to move back to Denver, I hastily boxed up my go ...

  • Gift-A-Goban

    by Solomon Smilack
    An Easter Surprise This weekend we gave away 18 gobans! There are hundreds of players who would love to have a goban but can't bear the cost, and w...

  • The Shortest Month

    by Solomon Smilack
    February! It was a short month. Still, even if I had an extra few days, I wouldn't be able to finish Clossius' Western Dan Challenge; I made past h...
    Posted in Baduk, Care Instructions, Igo, JeuDeGo, Vintage, Weiqi