App Detail » How to play Go "Beginner's Go"

Published by: Unbalance Corporation

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $3.99
Current Version: 2.0.2
Released: July 20, 2010

What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

fixed some minor problems.

App Description

Ishikura Noboru is a regular lecturer on the Japan Broadcasting Corporation's weekly TV go program. He is noted for his easy-to-understand explanations.
Now his original go course is avilable on iPhone.

By studying his explanations and the problems he presents, you will quickly learn to play go.

Beginner's Go has five special features.

1. Easy-to-understand explanations
These are Ishikura's original explanations.

2. Easy-to-follow diagrams.
The moves are smoothly played out on attractive graphics.

3. Suited for anyone who wants to learn how to play go
An easy-to-understand course for all beginners

4.Three steps to understanding go
Explanations, practice, and problem-solving will hammer home the basics of the game.

5. An easy-to-understand glossary of go terms.
The convenience of having the most important go terms gathered in one place.

Contents of Beginner's Go

Explanations:
What is go?
The rules
After you've learned the rules -- 9x9-board games
After you've learned the rules -- 19x19-board games

Problems:
Capturing stones
Exploiting defects in your opponent's territory
Linking up stones
Capturing races
Life and death