| r505Matt said: Yooo, I didn't even realize this game was out! I love go; too bad I don't have the time to actually learn how to play. |
The Path of Go is a good program to learn how to play. At $5, I say it is worth it. Ok, several other things about Go itself, and also Path:
* Go is a great game, worth checking out if you have even a remote interest in strategy games. It is a VERY deep game, but pretty simple to get into. It has a few minor quirk rules. But, beyond this, it is straight forward.
* Go works well to scale up to play, and also have handicapping. You start on a 9x9 board, then go to 13x13. I believe the final one is 18x18. If one is worried about not competing well, then you get more stones on the board to start. If the other bit is true, give the AI more stones to start.
* This implementation of Go plays well. It easies you in. I didn't find the AI brutal, but I did lose my first game against the AI going first. I was able to come back later. Won't say the AI is amazing here, but it is pretty good, all things considered.
