The Conquest of Go

Go is a great game for anyone that likes strategic board games like chess. The Conquest of Go is a solid implementation of it with a guide, surprisingly fun campaign and easy post-game analysis. The art style is fun and unique and helps beginners understand stone connections, though I assume it will take some time to get used to not having them when you play somewhere else.

I'm at a very chinese time of my life. Nah but fr, this is an amzing Baduk client. Go play it now (pun intended) The tutorials are also very nice, and with the wide selection of CPU opponents and the campaign mode, it is also a very good learning resource for begginers. Not that it can replace a human teacher or even just Go books, but as a suplemental resource, and also an interactive board for use with Go literature, it's quite possibly the best there is.

AI复盘的功能非常好，能分析下棋的关键失手，损失目数，推荐下法等。还有用颜色表示最后手的好坏等功能很好。游戏的UI和美工有待改进，只有沙漠主题比较养眼，其他都不怎么好看。好好请个美术设计一下，目前的美工配不上游戏的这些优秀功能，有些拖后腿。

这是个什么东西啊？我跟AI下棋，AI半天不落子，我靠 你搞这样我怎么玩 玩个毛啊

I cannot put into words how much of a game changer this is . It uses the KataGo engine in the background, the AI difficulty can seamlessly scale from an absolute beginner level all the way up to superhuman professional strength (far beyond 9-dan). Brilliantly disguising a world-class AI tutor as a high-stakes, map-painting military video game, it gives the ultimate sandbox to build spatial intuition from a day-one beginner to a 9-Dan general.

I have been trying to learn Go for the better part of 20 years but it never stuck and I usually lost interest. Conquest has really helped me understand the fundamentals of the game which has also deepened my enjoyment of the game. I can actually see myself improving. Hope to see better AI analysis with greater detail on WHY some moves are better at some point down the road but the way its currently implemented works just fine.

Honestly I think I can safely say that this is by far and away the best go application out there. If you are getting just getting into go or have some experience I 100 percent recommend getting this game. Even if you are an experienced player though you may not find the campaign incredibly compelling. The UI and full online-go integration for multiplayer, Ai computers using katago, Game analysis tools etc and just the general vibes imo make it still a great purchase for only 15 dollars Really just an amazing game I applaud the developer

一开始挺新鲜的，后面感觉就有点无聊了。本来想着可以好好学习下围棋变高手的，但是这游戏不是一个好的进阶工具。原价买的，有点亏。

最强围棋游戏。设计者的整个游戏设计，都是围绕提升各类棋手的下棋氛围，及各类特殊癖好展开的。扩展癖，创意癖，学习癖，收藏癖，表达癖，个性癖。。。。等等各种围棋癖好的人都能在这游戏中找到下手的地方。基本默认的配乐、配色就能看出设计者的艺术修养。

Update 2: I really like playing this. After losing 9x9 game after game I finally beat it a second time (I think the first game was a give-away so the AI could figure out how hard to play against me). Anyways, this time after beating it, I let it review the moves and see where I made some mistakes. >> This is a great feature, but I really wish the game would give immediate feedback when I make a bad move rather than waiting until the end of the game. << Update: Once you conquer a region, there is a "fortify" option, which are short puzzles, and I enjoy playing them even if they are so far fairly easy. There is also a "give me a hint" button, but you pay for that with resources you acquire by conquering territory. Although none of it is very serious because the game gives you a ton of resources for free at the start. Still, getting hints helps with how I see the board to some degree, although I don't quite understand the "why" of how those hints got the scores they got. That's the crux of all learning in Go: adopting a new way of thinking. I'm still very very rough even when I understand a lot of the basics, and I've played against better players who could describe the "why" of certain moves, and I could see their view of the board was far more refined than mine. I'm still a bit of a clod in Go, but this game makes it really easy to quickly play a game without any hesitation. Here's my 0.3 hours review: Intro: Go? Well it's an order of magnitude more subtle and demanding than chess. If you play both for very long, you'll find Go is the superior game. On "The Conquest Of Go", I have so far played 2 very simple 9x9 games, presumably on a very easy AI. I haven't played Go in many years, so it feels a bit like getting my feet wet again. I bought this game because I wanted any excuse to get me playing Go again, and this is less serious and intimidating than playing against people, at least for me. Because I already have some background with Go, having read the whole series "Learn To Play Go" it's hard for me to gauge whether this game would help someone who had never played Go before. I would recommend those books for a beginner, as the game Go has a huge learning curve even if the rules are simple, and the books provide a methodical approach. Having said that, who knows? Maybe the tutorial in this game will provide the same background - I haven't taken the time to go through it, and I'm not sure I ever will. Either way, if you've already done your homework, then this is a nice place to warm up. I also have a copy of "Many Faces of Go v12" but this feels a lot more friendly, so I think this game is going to have my attention for a while, at least until I feel ready to go hang out with the local Go club that meets every Sunday down the street from where I live. I sort of can't wait to do that, but I'm not willing to waste their time letting me play if I don't have at least some basic competency, and I think this game will help me get there.