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How to play Go "Beginner's Go" – Education Game Review
How to play Go "Beginner's Go" is a Education/Board game from Unbalance Corporation, first launched in 20th July 2010.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 3+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes How to play Go "Beginner's Go" Stand Out
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.
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Easy-to-understand explanations
These are Ishikura's original explanations. -
Easy-to-follow diagrams.
The moves are smoothly played out on attractive graphics. -
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.
- 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 — 9×9-board games
After you've learned the rules — 19×19-board games
Problems:
Capturing stones
Exploiting defects in your opponent's territory
Linking up stones
Capturing races
Life and death
This Education game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, How to play Go "Beginner's Go" is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 14th November 2015
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
fixed some minor problems.
Download & Availability
How to play Go "Beginner's Go" is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get How to play Go "Beginner's Go" on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
As a beginning Go player this app is exactly what we needed. The explanations and commentary for the various situations and tactics are done well and the English. We only hope that more is added to this app in future updates as we were apple to read and play thru the entire app in just a few hours. Still, this app gives exactly what it promised and does it well.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.0.2
- Size: 15.71 MB
- iOS: 6.0 or later
- Languages: EN, JA
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Unbalance Corporation
Last updated: 14th November 2015 | Genre: Education, Board | Developer: Unbalance Corporation