text:  First time, too, for a Hawaii resident getting this thing since the award was created back in the mid-90s. Brian Johnson, his name, teaching Buddhist philosophy in the game of Go for 16 years. Board game relying solely on strategy, a lot like chess, turn-based game. More than 300 possible plays on an empty board in one of the world's oldest board games. Thought to have originated in China some 4,000 years ago, Johnson says the game is about pattern recognition and problem solving.