Go play Go play

June 14, 2006 8:33 AM

Looking for Go in all the wrong places.

Going to be in Chicago this weekend, my local shops don't carry Go (the game of course) sets, and I'd like to physcially look one over before buying, so the interwebs is my last choice. Anyone know of a store near the Skokie area of Chicago that would carry a range of Go sets?

posted by edgeways to Shopping (6 answers total)

You might try asking at the Lakeview Go Club. Their email address. But unless you're buying an extremely cheap set, (in which case, why do you need to see it?) I think you'd be better off shopping online. Brick and mortar markup is high.
posted by anotherpanacea at 8:48 AM on June 14, 2006

When I was at Northwestern I went to this really cool Chinese bookstore on the corner Sherman and Grove in downtown Evanston that had lots of Go sets. But that was during the last millenium, so who knows if it has been replaced by a Blimpie's.
posted by billtron at 9:29 AM on June 14, 2006

Samarkand has great stuff, Kiseido also. It's vanishingly unlikely that you'll find reasonable Go equipment in a brick and mortar establishment, even in a big city like Chicago.
posted by carterk at 8:37 PM on June 14, 2006

Games Plus is a big gaming store in Mt. Prospect. Which is, uh, close to Skokie for obsessive gamer values of close. Call them up and see if they have any decent go sets.
posted by bleary at 10:29 PM on June 14, 2006

Hmm... we should get a Metafilter tournee going on KGS.
posted by anotherpanacea at 7:18 AM on June 15, 2006

Games Plus, as I recall, does not have any Go supplies.

It's vanishingly unlikely that you'll find reasonable Go equipment in a brick and mortar establishment, even in a big city like Chicago.

Let me take a moment to pimp my beloved Great Hall games of Austin, which does have an amazing in-store Go selection.

I would be thrilled to find a place like this in Chicago.

Incidentally, I've been wanting to play some more Go. It's been a while and I'm desperately out of practice. If any Chicagoland people would like to get together for some FTF games, let me know. Email in my profile.
posted by jammer at 9:36 AM on June 15, 2006