The Many Faces of Go Review

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(More customer reviews)The basics of the game of GO a very simple (think Othello) - but has more intricacies than chess.Yes, there are plenty of free games on the net - and a downloadable version of Many Faces of GO is available. SEARCH I GOWIN.For a newbie like me, I highly recommend learning the basics of GO and many important classical moves from the free software IGOWIN.

But when you have the basics down - you can try a book. I'm more visual and the software has been easier way for me to learn "hands-on" with a Hint button.Plus, when I play on the software, I learn more of the basic strategy which has been hard to learn from the books.

I love the game of GO more than chess.I play with my 23 yo son who understands the strategy better than I do - so, between games, I am learning with this software which is very user friendly. Since this is a game that will take a life-time to learn, I find that the software gives me patient learning that the even the lowest ranked on-line players can't give me - including the time to think things over and take back dumb moves.

If you want to learn the game of GO - BEWARE, it is VERY adicting.Try the free 9 x 9 version to learn the basics.Then graduate to this program. It is good enough for beginners and higher levels of play.

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Go, called "baduk" in Korean and "wei-chi" in Chinese, is a 4,000 year-old game of strategy played by more than 100 million people. Go was considered one of the Four Great Accomplishments of ancient China, one of the worthy pursuits of a lifetime - along with poetry, archery, and calligraphy. It is both an art and a mental workout - ingeniously disguised as a game. Anyone, from children of five or six to people in their nineties, can play and enjoy Go! The Many Faces of Go is the 1998 World Computer Go Champion, and ten time US Computer Go Champion. It is one of the strongest Computer Go opponents in the world, and has many other great features including an integrated IGS client so you can play on the internet. A sophisticated set of Go problems and a Joseki tutor help you improve your game. Features: Sound. Realistic clicks and capture sounds, and sounds for pass, IGS match, etc. * Strong go player. 10 levels of play, from about 20 kyu to about 8 kyu. 1998 World Computer Go Champion. * Move suggestions. At each move it can show suggestions for next move, by category (such as attacking, invading, endgame, etc). Can also show liberty counts and/or group strengths for all groups. The computer can show its lookahead while it is thinking. * Game Score Graph. Graph your score at each move. Click on a move to go to that position. * Move hints. Suggests your best move. * Much more!

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