NHN said on the 19th that it signed a partnership agreement with the Korea Baduk Association to introduce life-and-death content to the web board game "Hangame Baduk & Omok."
The two companies plan to apply life-and-death content owned by the Korea Baduk Association to the game and pursue joint marketing. Life-and-death is a basic principle for determining whether stones live or die in baduk and is an important element in the learning process.
NHN will adapt and provide the life-and-death content of "Legend of Baduk," developed by the Korea Baduk Association, to fit the game. The content is scheduled to be offered in March.
Through this partnership, NHN plans to strengthen baduk learning content and improve user accessibility.
Yang Jae-ho, secretary-general of the Korea Baduk Association, said, "We will expand opportunities to encounter baduk in the online environment."
Oh Sang-min, head of NHN's Classic Web Board Business Group, said, "We will work to expand our user base through baduk content."