diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
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--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1042,6 +1042,19 @@
         "loops"
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "uuid": "d4ddeb18-ac22-11e7-abc4-cec278b6b50a",
+      "slug": "go-counting",
+      "core": false,
+      "unlocked_by": null,
+      "difficulty": 4,
+      "topics": [
+        "parsing",
+        "tuples",
+        "optional_values",
+        "classes"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "uuid": "7f4d5743-7ab8-42ca-b393-767f7e9a4e97",
       "slug": "complex-numbers",
diff --git a/exercises/go-counting/README.md b/exercises/go-counting/README.md
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+# Go Counting
+
+Count the scored points on a Go board.
+
+In the game of go (also known as baduk, igo, cờ vây and wéiqí) points
+are gained by completely encircling empty intersections with your
+stones. The encircled intersections of a player are known as its
+territory.
+
+Write a function that determines the territory of each player. You may
+assume that any stones that have been stranded in enemy territory have
+already been taken off the board.
+
+Multiple empty intersections may be encircled at once and for encircling
+only horizontal and vertical neighbours count. In the following diagram
+the stones which matter are marked "O" and the stones that don't are
+marked "I" (ignored).  Empty spaces represent empty intersections.
+
+```
++----+
+|IOOI|
+|O  O|
+|O OI|
+|IOI |
++----+
+```
+
+To be more precise an empty intersection is part of a player's territory
+if all of its neighbours are either stones of that player or empty
+intersections that are part of that player's territory.
+
+For more information see
+[wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29) or [Sensei's
+Library](http://senseis.xmp.net/).
+
+## Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the
+exercise.
diff --git a/exercises/go-counting/example.py b/exercises/go-counting/example.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/exercises/go-counting/example.py
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+
+BLACK = "B"
+WHITE = "W"
+NONE = ""
+STONES = [BLACK, WHITE]
+DIRECTIONS = [(0, 1), (0, -1), (1, 0), (-1, 0)]
+
+
+class Board:
+    def __init__(self, board):
+        self.board = board.splitlines()
+        self.width = len(self.board[0])
+        self.height = len(self.board)
+
+    def valid(self, x, y):
+        return x >= 0 and x < self.width and y >= 0 and y < self.height
+
+    def walk(self, x, y,
+             visited_territory=[],
+             visited_coords=[],
+             visited_stones=[]):
+        if not (x, y) in visited_coords and self.valid(x, y):
+            s = self.board[y][x]
+            if s in STONES:
+                if s not in visited_stones:
+                    return (visited_territory, visited_stones + [s])
+            else:  # s is empty
+                for d in DIRECTIONS:
+                    visited = self.walk(x + d[0], y + d[1],
+                                        visited_territory + [(x, y)],
+                                        visited_coords + [(x, y)],
+                                        visited_stones)
+                    visited_territory = visited[0]
+                    visited_stones = visited[1]
+
+        return (visited_territory, visited_stones)
+
+    def territoryFor(self, coord):
+        assert len(coord) == 2
+        x, y = coord[0], coord[1]
+        if not self.valid(x, y) or self.board[y][x] in STONES:
+            return (NONE, set())
+
+        visited_territory, visited_stones = self.walk(x, y)
+        result = set(visited_territory)
+
+        if len(visited_stones) == 1:
+            return (visited_stones[0], result)
+        return (NONE, result)
+
+    def territories(self):
+        owners = STONES + [NONE]
+        result = dict([(owner, set()) for owner in owners])
+        visited = set()
+        for y in range(self.height):
+            for x in range(self.width):
+                if not (x, y) in visited:
+                    owner, owned_territories = self.territoryFor((x, y))
+                    result[owner].update(owned_territories)
+                    visited.update(owned_territories)
+
+        return result
diff --git a/exercises/go-counting/go_counting.py b/exercises/go-counting/go_counting.py
new file mode 100644
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+
+class Board:
+    """Count territories of each player in a Go game
+
+    Args:
+        board (list[str]): A two-dimensional Go board
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, board):
+        pass
+
+    def territoryFor(self, coord):
+        """Find the owner and the territories given a coordinate on
+           the board
+
+        Args:
+            coord ((int,int)): Coordinate on the board
+
+        Returns:
+            (str, set): A tuple, the first element being the owner
+                        of that area.  One of "W", "B", "".  The
+                        second being a set of coordinates, representing
+                        the owner's territories.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def territories(self):
+        """Find the owners and the territories of the whole board
+
+        Args:
+            none
+
+        Returns:
+            dict(str, set): A dictionary whose key being the owner
+                        , i.e. "W", "B", "".  The value being a set
+                        of coordinates owned by the owner.
+        """
+        pass
diff --git a/exercises/go-counting/go_counting_test.py b/exercises/go-counting/go_counting_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..207eeaf407
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+++ b/exercises/go-counting/go_counting_test.py
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+import unittest
+import gocounting
+
+
+# Tests adapted from `problem-specifications//canonical-data.json` @ v1.1.0
+
+board5x5 = "\n".join([
+    "  B  ",
+    " B B ",
+    "B W B",
+    " W W ",
+    "  W  "
+])
+
+board9x9 = "\n".join([
+    "  B   B  ",
+    "B   B   B",
+    "WBBBWBBBW",
+    "W W W W W",
+    "         ",
+    " W W W W ",
+    "B B   B B",
+    " W BBB W ",
+    "   B B   "
+])
+
+
+class GoCountingTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_5x5_for_black(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(board5x5)
+        stone, territory = board.territoryFor((0, 1))
+        self.assertEqual(stone, gocounting.BLACK)
+        self.assertEqual(territory, set([(0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 0)]))
+
+    def test_5x5_for_white(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(board5x5)
+        stone, territory = board.territoryFor((2, 3))
+        self.assertEqual(stone, gocounting.WHITE)
+        self.assertEqual(territory, set([(2, 3)]))
+
+    def test_5x5_for_open_territory(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(board5x5)
+        stone, territory = board.territoryFor((1, 4))
+        self.assertEqual(stone, gocounting.NONE)
+        self.assertEqual(territory, set([(0, 3), (0, 4), (1, 4)]))
+
+    def test_5x5_for_non_territory(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(board5x5)
+        stone, territory = board.territoryFor((1, 1))
+        self.assertEqual(stone, gocounting.NONE)
+        self.assertEqual(territory, set())
+
+    def test_5x5_for_valid_coordinate(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(board5x5)
+        stone, territory = board.territoryFor((-1, 1))
+        self.assertEqual(stone, gocounting.NONE)
+        self.assertEqual(territory, set())
+
+    def test_5x5_for_valid_coordinate2(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(board5x5)
+        stone, territory = board.territoryFor((1, 5))
+        self.assertEqual(stone, gocounting.NONE)
+        self.assertEqual(territory, set())
+
+    def test_one_territory_whole_board(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(" ")
+        territories = board.territories()
+        self.assertEqual(territories[gocounting.BLACK], set())
+        self.assertEqual(territories[gocounting.WHITE], set())
+        self.assertEqual(territories[gocounting.NONE], set([(0, 0)]))
+
+    def test_two_territories_rectangular_board(self):
+        input_board = "\n".join([
+            " BW ",
+            " BW "
+        ])
+        board = gocounting.Board(input_board)
+        territories = board.territories()
+        self.assertEqual(territories[gocounting.BLACK], set([(0, 0), (0, 1)]))
+        self.assertEqual(territories[gocounting.WHITE], set([(3, 0), (3, 1)]))
+        self.assertEqual(territories[gocounting.NONE], set())
+
+    def test_9x9_for_open_territory(self):
+        board = gocounting.Board(board9x9)
+        stone, territory = board.territoryFor((0, 8))
+        self.assertEqual(stone, gocounting.NONE)
+        self.assertEqual(territory,
+                         set([(2, 7), (2, 8), (1, 8), (0, 8), (0, 7)]))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()