19x19 / Go Game SetHigh Grade Gift Box Board with Single Convex Melamine Stones and Bamboo Bowls Set

Despite my pictures, the set really is pretty good craftsmanship, definitely good aesthetic value. Agree with some of the other reviews, you want to be careful how you store it and how you lay it for gaming; the hinge can scratch your shelf or table, so just be careful, etc. It's just standard foam molds for the bowls, thought I'm not sure what else to use for something like that (highly recommend keeping the circled cutouts for storage purposes). The black pieces were in fact a bit oily; poured about a quarter of them into ziplock bag (to store in bowl) before I noticed; you can see how oily the bag got from just 40 or so. Used paper towels to pad them down - pretty stinky so you definitely want to wash your hands of what I call cancer-stink. Not sure what the stones are made out of but have a good feel; the white ones even have clam-shell feel; I even got a rare collector black go-ishi (pictured), in addition to the traditional 181 total, but the white ones only 179 (good thing they throw in an extra bag of 5 each for each color. For the price I paid -- awesome buy -- very glad I waited - I think it was like 120 last yr, at least... Oh and I recommend keeping the foam circle cutouts -- storage tip: bag your stones, flip the lids, and lay the foam cutouts on top of them.

Beautifully crafted looks just like the picture very good quality worth every penny

Beautiful set! I love playing with my husband

This is a very beautiful Go set, and I was looking forward to its arrival. It's beautiful in person, the Go pieces, the wooden board the works also as a carrier for the whole set, even the lovely Go bowls that match in color with the board. However, when I pulled it from the box to inspect it, the top connecting back piece had broken off from the top half and was only holding on by the interior cloth. Nailing back together would destroy the aesthetics of the board set. Wood clue works well enough that I didn't have to return it for a refund, but the damage is still inexcusable for the price paid for the item. More quality control is needed or better shipping practice.

It was very good. Was happy with everything

This set definitely is everything they say it is. It's very elegant. However, as others have said, it was broken on arrival. For the price I paid, I'm not keeping something that is broken on arrival, so I had to send it back for a replacement. The second one appears fine. The set is well worth the money, as long as it's complete when you get it.

Arrived nicely packaged but 1 stone is deformed as depicted. I can confirm one earlier reviewer's comments that you still need to keep that foam. Honestly, one would have thought the manufacturer would have fixed the problem of storage of the stones by either modifying the interior design or even updated the foam. Sadly, they did neither since it's cost effective to their brand to leave it defective in terms of storage. And yes, I also recommend using Ziploc to store the stones since they spill out every time move the box.

Good product 👍