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What are the black dots on a Go board?
The rulebook mentions marked handicap points and forum players agree on the name and use.
- Go rulebook · Rulebook · Komi and Handicap
- quozl · Community · 2009-09-02
- Tompy · Community · 2009-09-02
They are star points, the standard places for handicap stones. They also give the board a pattern that helps with orientation.