Finding GO stuff around Puget Sound

This page is for go / baduk / wei'qi playing equipment (i.e., boards, stones, bowls, game clocks) and books near Tacoma, Washington, USA. There is also a partial list of online Go vendors.

Generally, stores catering to ethnic Asians may be a good source for Go equipment. In particular, we've always had good luck finding inexpensive Go sets at Korean grocery stores. Usually, the trouble is communicating your quest to the staff, so they can show you where the sets are. Showing a printout of "Baduk" (pronounced BAH-dook, more or less), the Korean name for the game, often helps.

The shops listed here were verified to sell Go equipment as of 2005 and 2006.
If you know of a Puget Sound source not listed here, please email: tacomagofiend@yahoo.com.

Bellevue
Paldo World International Market, 549 456th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA, 98007 (425-641-1614); has inexpensive wood-like folding boards, glass stones with plastic bowls sold separately (roughly $20 for a complete set).

Seattle
Seattle Go Center, 700 NE 45th St., 2nd floor, Seattle, WA, 98105 (206-545-1424); sells a range of wooden boards and glass stones, and books.
Chinese Book Co., 617 S. King St., Seattle, WA 98104 (206-621-1029); has full-size Masonite boards for less than $6 (thanks to Ma Dong for this tip!)
Kinokuniya Bookstore Seattle, 525 S. Weller St. (same building as Uwajimaya)), Seattle, WA, 98104 (206-587-2477); stocks a range of English and Japanese language books on Go.
Uwajimaya, 600 5th Ave. South, Seattle, WA, 98104 (206-624-6248); has small-size and full-size go equipment, including folding and travel, in a range of prices.

Olympia
Arirang Oriental Market, 7940 Martin Way East, Olympia, WA, 98516 (360-456-1858)

Tacoma
Boo Han Market / Hyundai Foods, 9122 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA, 98499 (253-588-7300); has inexpensive folding boards, and glass stones with plastic bowls (roughly $20 for a complete set). (Also in Federal Way and Lynnwood.)
Borders Books & Music, 2508 S. 38th St., Tacoma, WA, 98409 (253-473-9111); carries a few books about go, some of which include Go board and stones.
Golden West Games, 5225 Tacoma Mall Blvd., Tacoma, WA, 98409 (253-475-2322); cardboard boards with small-size plastic stones for under $20, wood folding boards with normal sized glass stones and plastic bowls for about $80, and sometimes they have other sets too.
Paldo World International Market in Lakewood carries the inexpensive stones and folding board, $20 for a complete set.

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