``PuyoGo'' allows you to understand the rules of Go even if you play it for a while
There are various board games in the world such as shogi and chess, but in these games the game is played by moving pieces and ``the one who captures the king wins'', whereas in Go you play by placing stones and playing ``many positions''. The rule is 'Whoever takes the ball wins', so it is difficult for an amateur to understand what is happening on the board. Even if you don't understand the detailed rules of Go, you can understand the rules just by playing PuyoGo . It's a perfect game for beginners to enjoy and understand Go, so I immediately tried playing it.
PuyoGo - Free Go browser game
The screen of 'PuyoGo' is as follows. A 5x5 board is placed at the top, and the number of white and black stones is displayed below. Furthermore, there are buttons called 'pass' and 'surrender' below, which literally allows you to pass and surrender.
In the initial state, 'vs. AI' is displayed under the white stone, allowing you to play against AI. You can also play against humans by clicking here.
The rules of 'PuyoGo' are simple, and there are only the following four rules.
Rule 1: Place black stones and white stones alternately (passing is also possible)
Rule 2: Stones that are blocked on the top, bottom, left and right will disappear.
Rule 3: Do not repeat the same situation
Rule 4: The game ends with two consecutive passes. The one with the most stones wins
The first move is on the user's side, and when they click on the board, a plump black stone is placed. The placement of stones is completely free, so you can click anywhere.
As you place stones alternately, the appearance of the Go stones on the board changes.
So, when I placed black stones surrounding the white stone whose expression had changed, the white stone disappeared. This means that the number of black bases has increased relatively.
It is OK if you take the white stone while protecting the black stone like this. You can check how it is actually played in the following movie. The game ends in just a few minutes, so even if you misplace a stone and lose, you can immediately try a new challenge. It is OK if you learn the basics of Go by playing and challenging yourself many times and thinking, ``Can I avoid a crisis by placing a stone here...?''
When playing, you may lose because it is difficult for an amateur to judge whether the Go stones are surrounded. In such a case, it might be a good idea to read ' Tips for winning on the 5-track board ' on the PuyoGo development blog or check out the Twitter account of the developer, Sen.
Chi retweets questions from PuyoGo players on her Twitter account, so you might be able to find tweets that match your own questions.
Is this correct?
— Android???? (@android_ugenPAN) March 9, 2022
To say that black surrounded white without a gap, there is still a gap at the circle.
Can you stone each of these circles?
This Go board can be operated, so please try moving it. If you want to hit a stone of a different color than the one you can hit, please pass once. https://t.co/xctcKlZx8X
Once you get used to the 5-road board, it's OK to play on a 7x7 board. Click on 'Road 5' at the top right of the screen and select 'Road 7'.
Just by changing the board surface to a 7x7 7-road board, it feels as if it has become wider all at once, and you immediately become nervous, wondering, 'Can we really win with this...?' When I actually played the game, the AI also made moves that I hadn't made in the 5th edition, but by playing based on the basics I learned in the 5th edition, I was able to win without any problems.
PuyoGo is developed based on the idea of `` AlphaZero '', which can be called an evolved form of `` AlphaGo '', an AI that defeated the Go champion, developed by DeepMind, an artificial intelligence (AI) company under Google. The article below summarizes how PuyoGo was created, so please check it out if you are interested.
How to make PuyoGo (1)
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