Lu Dunham
The problems are a usable learning tool, but SUPER limited. If you don't play from the small set of moves the computer expects, it tells you "Wrong!", and won't make another move. It doesn't show you why, and certainly won't play to beat you so you can learn. Closest thing is selecting the walk through option. If I were still new to Go, I don't think I'd be able to take anything from this at all. Since I know what I'm looking at, I can at least pass the time.
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Howard Richner
A beautiful app. Elegant, spare, precise. Before you can play tsumego, you should already know the difference between seki, ko, and a decisive local win. (Also, the developers might better keep ko and seki out of the "easy" problems, the better to accommodate complete beginners. But that's just a quibble.) An excellent, beautiful app. Perfect for learning how to kill and how to live.
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Charles Stehlik
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I'm back to studying, like many here, after some time away. These problems can be some real head scratchers. Most have at least one core lesson to figure out. It might be counting libert ies, making good shape, seizing sente, and the like. I also appreciate that the computer responds differently when you revisit some problems. I find the app is helpful alongside other study tools. You've definitely got to reach upward to learn from the app, but as the devs point out that effort is necessary.
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