Meaning of go-stop | Babel Free

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A popular Korean card game played with hwatu cards, similar to the Japanese game of koi-koi.

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“Spot a group of old people playing cards in a park and chances are they're playing Go-Stop. Originally a card game from Japan, it's now a Korean tradition in its own right.”

“In Korea we used to play Hwatu, which means, literally, “the battle of the flowers”, but there were also other games such as Koi-Koi and Go-Stop.”

“They are used to play a game called Godori, or Go-Stop, the goal of which is to match the cards in your hand with the cards laid out on the table.”

“Flower card solitaire and go-stop, the most popular game, were ways some residents at the center passed the time and exercised their minds.”

“People would meet up from around 1 a.m. onwards to drink or play the Korean playing card game "go-stop," or hwatu.”

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