What's New
- Info about SmartGo Books app.
- Bug fixes.
App Description
Play the ancient game of Go against your iPhone or iPod touch. Starting with the empty board, your goal is to surround territory — the simple rules of Go lead to a complex and beautiful game. This 4000-year-old board game originating in China is also known as igo (囲碁), wéiqí (围棋), or baduk (바둑).
SmartGo 9x9 includes a tutorial that teaches you the fundamentals of Go step-by-step. Each rule and tactic is followed by a number of problems to let you practice and fully grasp the concept.
If you enjoy strategy board games like chess or Othello, you'll love Go.
SmartGo automatically adjusts the handicap to keep the game challenging. With a strong engine based on the latest research into Monte Carlo techniques, this is the game to beat.
Features:
- 9x9 board
- Strong game engine
- Fast response (adjustable)
- Automatic handicap adjustment
- Track level per user
- Territory estimator
- Hint
- Undo
- Replay
- Tutorial with over 100 problems
SmartGo 9x9 is ideal for learning Go. If you already know Go, please check out our other apps:
- SmartGo Books for reading books about Go, from beginner level to advanced.
- SmartGo for playing on boards up to 19x19.
- SmartGo Pro for studying Go, with thousands of professional game records and problems.
- SmartGo Kifu for studying Go on the iPad.
iPhone Screenshots
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App Changes
- June 24, 2011 New version 1.2
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