Ancient Go game
About this app
Gobandroid is virtual goban (GO-Board) on your mobile to study and play the ancient game of Go (weiqi in Chinese, igo in Japanese, baduk in Korean).
Go originated in China more than 2,000 years ago. The game is noted for being rich in strategy despite its relatively simple rules. It has been claimed that Go is the most complex game in the world due to its vast number of variations in individual games. More info on Wikipedia.
Features:
* Solve Tsumegos (Go Problems are called Tsumego) * Review Games (SGF Format reader) * Record Games (or use the phone/tablet as a board - incl SGF writer) * TV-Mode (automatic replay of games - mainly for GoogleTV) * Play against GnuGo (extra install needed)
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by ligi.
What's New in v2.5.9
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
May 29, 2018 · 2.3 MB · Android API 9–25 · code 259
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 aca80064dc5cbda349c32b137e521c3ed85ba67c579a2fba2eb2f7d9ce891c71
May 28, 2017 · 2.3 MB · Android API 9–25 · code 258
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 a8fc4af4b11fc26d7e80d34012557249e5b683218e453229eeb998b96587913b
May 27, 2017 · 2.3 MB · Android API 9–25 · code 257
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 586611ed5ff2560d6d1bd9de6292d4436a18ac5bf34472458643e27582630793
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
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Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
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How to roll back to an earlier version
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aca80064dc5cbda349c32b137e521c3ed85ba67c579a2fba2eb2f7d9ce891c71
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