Author Topic: IGo - The Go Game For Your Calculator! (Read 8959 times)

the_unknown_one · « **on:** March 07, 2006, 06:00:00 am »

Hello guys, I've started working on a new project. Go is a board game from Japan, which some guys here might be acknowledged with here. I've started playing it about 2 months ago and i'm really enjoying it, became an official player and member of the Ghent Go club. Since as far as I know there are no Go games for calculator, I wanted to share this game with you, and thus make it myself

IGo will feature:
- nice greyscale graphics
- 9x9 boards (i might include 13x13 and 19x19 boards as well, don't know yet)
- possibly link play or multiplayer with 1 calculator
- probably a (good) AI for the computer, cause else it'd be pretty boring playing it by yourself, or against a sh*tty AI... Go has a much harder AI than chess, so this'll be hard...
- whatever else a Go game needs

Screenshot & sprites:

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The spritesheet

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A test of the sprites

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The status panel

These gfx were made by root of the #tcpa channel on IRC, who will be doing all the necessary gfx for the game (except menu or something which i might make myself). I've started coding some general stuff, no real progress there yet, but I hope I can show you some stuff of the game in action soon!

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2006, 06:22:00 am »

wow very good looking game bram, nice work so far, I hope to see a screenie in action soon

Nice to see you back into z80 btw

the_unknown_one · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2006, 06:39:00 am »

Thanks kevin, but the gfx were made by root. I'm coding again though, so i'll do my best

And sorry, I actully put up the 3 same screenies, now they're the ones they are supposed to be, check it again

And, well i'll try to get a screenie of action asap

Krid · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2006, 06:49:00 am »

Looks nice so far. Haven't heard of this game before.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:03:00 am »

Patori plays it a lot (on #tcpa)

the_unknown_one · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:15:00 am »

Yea I know that he plays it Kevin, i've played against him

Well Krid, you do now!

Krid · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:18:00 am »

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QUOTE (the_unknown_one @ Mar 7 2006, 19:15)

Well Krid, you do now!

Yeah, and I'll definitely check this out once you completed it! Then I will not only know the game's name, but also how it's played!

the_unknown_one · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:45:00 am »

Thanks man, I'll teach you if you want!

kalan_vod · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2006, 08:10:00 am »

I like the gfx, I am unsure how to play the game though... I did try it online and I lost fast

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Edit: Topic moved to omnimaga projects forum.

the_unknown_one · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2006, 08:22:00 am »

Well of course, you have to learn first... I'll search for a learning site man

Radical Pi · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:36:00 am »

%)

Those graphics can fit on the screen? I must learn to play!

MathStuf · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2006, 12:30:00 pm »

Very nice choice. I tried to get into the game, but I never had anyone to play against. And unfortunately the game is too complex for any real AI (even the best today only reach the skill of an average player), so it may be a lost cause for the calcs. Here's a simple resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28board_game%29 with lots of links at the bottom.

And also, it's Chinese, not Japanese.

kalan_vod · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2006, 03:01:00 pm »

Well with the calc you could at least make it have 2 player, making it turn based still.

katmaster · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2006, 04:21:00 pm »

I've heard of this game and it sounded really fun. Haven't tried it yet, though. Looks good though!

the_unknown_one · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2006, 07:40:00 pm »

Well, about the AI, i'm gonna try my best... I'll see where I get

Author Topic: IGo - The Go Game For Your Calculator! (Read 8959 times)

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