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PANDA-glGo

Play Go against your computer or online in a pleasant and reasonably intuitive interface

[3]
4.5

Our rating: 

4.5
Get It: Linux [4] | Mac OS [4] | Windows (Desktop) [4] [5]
License: Free (Open source)
Website: http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/glgo/ [6]
Review & Alternatives: Best Free Computer Go [7]
Categories: Games [8], Computer Go [9]
Tags: go-game [10], board-game [11], weiqi [12], baduk [13]

Pros & Cons:

2D and 3D boards, adjustable board size and engine strength, play online or offline, etc.
Best to avoid changing audio; GnuGo engine must be installed separately.

Our Review:

PANDA-glGo is a highly recommendable program. It allows you to play Go against your computer or online and has a pleasant and reasonably intuitive interface. The "Preferences" allow you to choose whether you want to see the board in 2D or 3D - a nice touch. There's a slider to adjust engine strength when playing against the computer.

In general, PANDA-glGo offers many features but is also beginner-friendly. It even has a charmingly illustrated tutorial teaching the rules of the game. It's a good idea to start off on a smaller board (eg. 9 x 9). The program is also a client for the free Internet Go server (IGS), where you can get to watch quality games without even having to register.

You have to download the GnuGo engine [4] separately if you don't have it already. The PANDA-glGo program kindly walks you through this when you first click the "Play GNU Go" button.

Just a word of warning about sound—an important feature in Go. When I tried switching from the default (Windows) sounds I lost the audio altogether and found myself having to do a clean reinstall to get it back (the issue is acknowledged in the genuinely helpful User Manual). Don't let this put you off trying this very likable program.


PANDA-glGo was reviewed by Gizmos Freeware [14] on 2016-05-22

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