Life In 19x19

One of the goals of making the computer game The Last Secret was to make more people interested in Go, and to show them the nice community that we have among Go players. That seems to work well, as I got a couple of time feedback like "I didn't know much about Go, but that looked interesting and I ...

The Last Secret , the game about Go, math and the universe , is now published! You can download it for free:

https://thelastsecret.itch.io/the-last-secret

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1965580/The_Last_Secret/

What reviewers wrote about the game:

“If you like mysteries, this is the ...

The final version of The Last Secret will be published on August 30. It will then be available for free on Steam and itch.io, but probably also elsewhere on the Web, maybe on some Go-related websites.
The game will be published in several languages. I'll keep you updated!
And here's a little ...

There's an update of the game now with a clearly improved English translation and better graphics:
https://thelastsecret.itch.io/the-last-secret

If you know somebody who doesn't know Go, but likes story/adventure games, then by all means share this info to convert him or her into a Go-player ...

In a nutshell, nice idea, but not worth the transition costs from the current system.
One more point: the coordinate system is anyway not as important in Go, as often the coordinates are communicated graphically. That's different to chess, where the "kifu" consists mostly of coordinates instead of ...

I would like to see a tournament where the winners of all top tournament of a year compete. That might be (depending on the definition) less than 8 players. Then we round up to 8 players by adding the best from the world ranking list or giving places to one pro from Europe and America. The 8 players ...

We're all happy when we see our game featured in movies, on TV or in the news. This time, there's a whole computer game where Go features prominently. It's called The Last Secret and the complete Beta version just came out. The game is free and without advertisement. It includes a crash course in Go ...