Go Game - BadukPop

BadukPop Go (CorePlane Inc.)

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About this game

This app is for Go players of any level, from beginner to professional.

Learn the rules of the ancient board game Go (囲碁) - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty. Play Go against a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. Enjoy correspondence games with your friends, and challenge other players around the world!

• Includes over 5,000 Go problems (Tsumego) curated by pro Go players
• Play with quirky AI opponents ranging in strength from 20 Kyu (beginner) to 7+ Dan (professional)
• Compete with players around the world on the online Go leaderboard
• Improve your Go and Tsumego knowledge with interactive Go lessons
• Track your progress with a customized leaderboard for you and your friends

LESSONS
• Includes a range of fully interactive lessons from beginner to advanced level
• Learn the basic rules of Go in just a few minutes
• Get familiar with Go problems with step-by-step beginner lessons
• Dig deeper into Go tactics like eye shapes, Ko, and shortage of liberties
• Master advanced techniques for Tsumego problems like under-the-stones Tesuji and multi-step Ko

GO PROBLEMS (Tsumego)
• Play Life and Death, Tesuji, or Endgame problems
• Rated mode tracks your skill level automatically
• When you answer correctly, your rating rises and you face more difficult problems
• If you make mistakes, your rating falls and you'll get easier problems
• Use Practice mode to try Tsumego problems at your own choice of difficulty
• Global leaderboard shows top players by Tsumego rating and problem practice points

AI PLAY
• Play Go on boards up to 19x19 with a variety of AI opponents
• Includes weaker opponents for new Go players to practice with
• Also includes a full-power neural-network AI that plays at human professional level

ONLINE PLAY
• Use "Automatch" to instantly play against a Go opponent near your own skill level
• Play correspondence games with your friends on any board size: 9x9, 13x13, or 19x19!
• Scoring is fully automatic, using advanced Go AI. There is no need to mark stones manually.

Terms of Service: https://badukpop.com/terms

Questions? Reach out to us at [e-mail]. Happy Go practice!

Ratings and reviews

Edited: it ends up there is no bug but my mistake. The support team respond to my problem pretty fast (within 15 mins), and is currently investigating my issue. For unknown reasons the puzzles I unlocked with study keys do not go into permanent collection anymore after I unlocked around 18 puzzles. So I wasted my study keys on puzzles that I cannot go back to review in future. Otherwise, the lessons are a good start for go beginner, and you have variety of different levels of AI to practice.

Has some great functionality. They do limit play time in the free version, but you still get a lot of play and it's understandable given the hosting demands. The training exercises are helpful. I'd love to see a feature where you can play yourself to test general ideas basically simulating having a physical board in front of you.

Good for experienced players or players better than novices, but for beginner's who've never played before, the first AI is way too hard. It capitalizes whenever I make mistakes and seems to create strategies that are long winded. So when you feel as if you've finally gotten close to beating it, it makes one move that captures 16 pieces, leaving you back in the dust. I'd understand if it was a rare moment for the AI, but this happens every game. It never tells you what you did wrong. Not good.

What's new

- Minor bug fixes