white stones

Garden path material

White stones are the playing pieces used by one player in the board game Go, contrasting with the opponent's black stones.

In Go, white moves second and receives compensation points (komi) to offset black's first-move advantage.

The game involves surrounding territory and capturing stones by encircling them: White's stones dominated the lower right corner.

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Opposites
color

white stonesobsidian

Glassy igneous rock

black marble · basalt · slate

Go game pieces

white stonesblack

Darkest possible hue

black pieces

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G