News / Articles

Seattle to tax empty triangles

The Seattle Go Center will soon be taxing empty triangles, according to General Manager Brian Allen.  This will be for all games played at the Go Center, including those made during open play periods on Tuesdays and Saturdays.  "Our expenses are going up on many fronts.  The new Seattle sugar tax has increased our cost of fruit juice and soda as much as 50%, and the cost of delivered pizza has gone up twice in the last 6 months."  The proposed rate is $.50 per empty triangle created on the board. The triangle tariff can be appealed to a committee of dan players, if the shape was necessary.  However, Go Center members  should be aware that it is hard to get the dan players to meet.  "They are always procrastinating, saying they have a more important move elsewhere", he reports.   Photo: a big money maker for the Seattle Go Center.  Report/photo by Brian Allen