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Linking places for playing go / baduk / wei'qi near Tacoma, Washington, USA. Fortunately, it's becoming difficult to keep this list current, because the Puget Sound go scene is growing.

Northwest Go Tournament Calendar
American Go Association Events Calendar

Washington: Bothell / Everett - Olympia - Poulsbo - Redmond - Seattle - Spokane - Tacoma
See also AGA Clubs in WA.

A young lady and gentleman focus on their game of Go at a tournament in Oregon. Oregon: AGA Clubs in OR
See www.OregonGo.org for regular game dates five days a week in Portland, Corvallis, Ashland, Eugene, Beaverton, and Aloha, OR, as well as annual tournaments.

British Columbia: see Canadian Go Association and Vancouver GO on Yahoo

See also AGA list of USA Go Clubs, Canadian Go Association clubs list, and Sensei's Library Go Places worldwide.

Washington

Friendly weiqi match in Federal Way
Bothell / Everett: North Puget Sound Go Club
Meets at Spotted Cow Ice Cream & Coffee Co., 3414 132nd St SE #307, Mill Creek, WA 98012. Scheduled game nights on the 3rd Thursday of the month, 7pm-10pm. Check website for current meeting dates and times. [2006-09]
Federal Way: Seattle Chinese Go Club
Meets the periodically at Seattle Go Center or at a member's home. [2002]
Olympia: Olympia Go Club / Kido, the Evergreen Go Club
Sundays 12 noon to ? at Cafe Vita, 124 Fourth Ave. (Fourth and Washington)
Mondays 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Cafe Vita, 124 Fourth Ave.
Wednesdays 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Cafe Vita, 124 Fourth Ave.
Fridays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on 2nd floor of the C.A.B., near the patio
For Go in Olympia, contact Jason Baghboudarian, jason (at) hilltopgo (dot) com; 360-867-4086 [2002; 2003-08; 2006-03]
Poulsbo: Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse
Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, Egan Rank Building, 19003 Front Street, Poulsbo, WA 98370; 360-779-9199
Game nights Tuesdays 7pm. $5 [2003-08]
Redmond: Microsoft Go Club
Cafe in Microsoft building 112 (14865 N.E. 36th Street), Redmond, WA; 425-704-3638.
Meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 6pm in MS bldg 112 cafe.
Contact Peter Davidson at 425-704-3638 before 5pm that day to confirm, and so he can let you in. peterdav (at) microsoft (dot) com [2003-09]

Iwamoto-sensei's famous Atomic Bomb game marks the side of Seattle Go Center Seattle: Seattle Go Center [mapped at Google and Yahoo] [bus trip planner]
700 NE 45th St., 2nd floor
Seattle, WA, 98105
Phone: 206-545-1424 | Fax: 206-545-1268
Tue. - Fri., 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Sat. & Sun., 1 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Check the SGC calendar for classes, tournaments, and other events. [2003, 2006]
Seattle: Enso Center
Multiple locations: Shoreline, Redmond, perhaps others. 425-869-0276
Go players may visit Monday - Friday, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. [2002]
Seattle: Espresso Vivace Roasteria
901 East Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98122 (Capitol Hill); 206-860-5869 [2006-02]
Seattle: Floating Leaves Tea House
2213 NW Market St, Suite 100, Seattle WA 98107 (in the Ballard neighborhood); 206-529-4268
Go and Xiang-qi Wednesday nights 7pm-10pm. [2006-01]
Seattle: Uwajimaya Village Food Court
600 5th Ave South, Seattle (near Safeco Field); 206-624-6248
Wednesday Go nights 6pm-8pm [2003-10; confirmed 2005-10, 2006-08] Andrew and Gordon face off at Cutters Point, spring 2006
Seattle: Zoka Coffee & Tea
2200 N. 56th St., Seattle (Green Lake)
Monday mornings ~ 9 a.m. to ~ 12 noon. [2002; confirmed 2006-03]
Spokane:
Sean Robinson, student at Whitworth College, is looking for go players in or near Spokane: weyounsix (at) hotmail (dot) com [2003-09]
Tacoma: Tacoma Go Club
Tacoma: Mandolin Cafe
3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA, 98405 (a block west of Proctor St.)
Tacoma Go Club weekly games Tuesday nights 7pm~9:30pm. Regulars range from 20-kyu to 6-dan; beginners welcome. Boards low on games shelf, opposite cashier; stones in the cabinet in back, near the meeting room. [2005, 2006]
Tacoma: Cutters Point Coffee
5104 6th Ave., Tacoma, WA, 98405 (Sixth and Orchard)
Tacoma Go Club weekly games Saturday afternoons 1:30pm~4:30pm. Regulars range from 20-kyu to 6-dan; beginners welcome. Boards and stones on the coffeetable. [2006-03]
Tacoma: Bertolino's Coffee Bar
2421 South Union Av., Tacoma, WA (same parking lot as Shari's Restaurant)
Occasional games. Open 24 hours, 7 days / week. The board & stones are on a shelf, in back on the right. Go in the sun at University of Puget Sound
Tacoma: Commencement Bay Coffee Co.
2354 S. Jefferson Av., Tacoma, WA
Occasional games. Open Mon-Fri 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.; closed weekends. Board & stones on low shelf to the left.
Tacoma: Kickstand Cafe
604 S. Fawcett Av., Tacoma, WA (Merlino Arts Bldg.; next to Grand Cinema)
Occasional games. Open Mon-Fri 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sat & Sun 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Board and stones are on the shelf to the right as you enter.

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2006-09-19: Spruced up a bit, added NPSGC
2006-09-14: Moving page to tacomagoclub.org; mostly intact
2002-06-07: Begun at hilltopgo