Agora Go Free - Weiqi, Baduk

Agora Go, Inc

About this game

Go is a strategic board game for two players, also known as Igo (Japanese), Wéiqí (Chinese) and Baduk (Korean). Go is rich in strategy despite its simple rules.

Agora Go Free is designed for 2 players playing on the same device. It also allows to import files using the SGF format, a standard to store Go games and problems. SGF files can be imported from the web, emails or the local storage.

All games are automatically saved with thumbnails for easy browsing. Paused games can be resumed later on. Finished games can be played back for later review.

Agora Go Free is optimized to run on as many display sizes and resolutions as possible, with nice graphics on Android smartphones, MP3 players, tablets (up to 13-inch screens so far) as well as Android laptops. A large screen will offer the best experience, especially when playing on 19x19 boards.

If you like Agora Go, support us by downloading the paid version that offers even more features.


Main features:
* local games for 2 players
* SGF viewer, perfect for Go problems and game review
* interface for Android phones, tablets and laptops
* open .sgf and .SGF files directly from many file managers
* import games in SGF files from the web (compatible with the native browser, Firefox & Chrome)

Additional features offered in the paid version:
* ~80 games preloaded from the famous Kisei Japanese title (including all games from 2000 until 2013)
* support multiple games per SGF file to easily import collection of Go games / Go problems at once
* compatibility with Google TV / Android TV
* support game navigation using fully-featured game pads (tested with the Nvidia Shield Controller)

Detailed features:
* option to display games fullscreen
* 9x9, 13x13 and 19x19 board sizes
* handicap games up to 9 stones
* games saved automatically (pause/resume)
* list of saved games with thumbnails
* scoring, with selection of dead stones
* komi (7.5 by default, 0.5 for handicap games)
* detection of Ko situations
* playback games once finished
* navigate through different variations during playback
* play with single / double tap or on-screen button
* option to control playback using the volume keys
* portrait and landscape modes both supported
* option to display board coordinates
* display comments & markups for Go problems (tsumego)
* comments can be added/edited during games and reviews
* export games in SGF files on the built-in storage (in the "Agora Go" directory)
* English and French translations
* play with trackball on compatible devices

New feature requests will be implemented in the paid version first!

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Ratings and reviews

To play SGF files, download and then open the file. Android should automatically use Agora to open. Alternatively, open Agora and check the saved games tab, it can find games in the downloads folder.

I like this to record my games with my classmates. 1 thing I am puzzled and confused with is how do I mark the dead stones. Would appreciate some advice. Thanks.

Cannot load already saved sgf game file from disk.

What's new

version 4.9

* Support app resizing, multi-window mode and taller screen ratios as found on the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Z Fold 2 and Z Fold 3.

* Fix a blue highlight applied on the Go board automatically with recent versions of Android.

version 4.8

* Support tall widescreen ratios such as the Galaxy S8 / S9 / S10

Keep supporting us by buying the paid version. It comes pre-loaded with a set of famous Go games (from the Kisei title) and supports SGF files containing collection of games