The rules of Go (also known as Weiqi (围棋, 圍棋), Baduk (바둑), and Igo (囲碁)) are fairly simple and are covered in full within interactive in-game tutorials. In short, two players take turns placing stones on the board with the goal to control more territory than the opponent. The strategy to accomplish this goal runs deep, which is what has kept people playing Go for thousands of years. In
The Conquest of Go, the player will compete against nations for control of land and resources through a campaign mode with Go gameplay. Players will improve their skills by playing matches, reviewing matches, and solving Go problems. Several educational and AI assisted features are available to help new and experienced players. Once the player has grasped the basics, they can also challenge opponents online from around the world.
- Battle against opponent nations for ownership of land across the map
- Play against the five different AI opponents included in the game, each with their own set of difficulty levels, or play online against many more AI or other human players
- Fortify and protect land by solving Go puzzles
- Conquered land earns resources which can be spent on different abilities to assist your army during battles
- Defend against enemy invasions by completing matches from a preset board positions
- Team up with the AI and alternate turns against other AI opponents during campaign ally matches
- Play through custom stories with characters, dialogue, and battles that can be added to the campaign
- Collect legendary match records of notable professional Go players throughout the history of Go
- Review matches with the AI to discover mistakes and optimal moves and improve the morale of your army
- Several options are available to setup each campaign to the player's preferences and difficulty
- Join the Online Go Server (OGS) community of over 350,000 ranked players
- Challenge players to live matches to play directly, or correspondence matches which can be played over longer periods of time, allowing players to connect and play moves when available
- Participate in ranking ladders
- Play casual and ranked matches
- View and spectate active matches being played
- Communicate with players and spectators through in-game chat
- NOTE: Regional firewalls may interfere with the connection to online servers
- Select any match and have the AI automatically review and give feedback on moves that can be improved
- Automatic adjustment of AI skill and handicap to match the player's skill level during the campaign
- At max AI level, the AI is stronger than professional Go players
- AI analysis can be toggled on in order to see optimal moves and variations recommended by the AI
- Ability to display estimated win rate and score percentages as well as territory during matches or match review
- Learn the rules, basic shapes, and strategy of Go through interactive tutorials
- Explore recommended opening moves for various board sizes and handicaps through opening guides
- Learn Go terminology from the glossary system
- Learn and recognize Go shapes as they are played with the automatic shape detection system
- Learn additional concepts and strategies from other players through the Steam Workshop
- Play against a local opponent on the same computer, play against the AI, or pit AIs against each other for local match play
- Various settings for board size (5x5 - 19x19), handicap, komi, and time are available
- Use the practice board to freely setup and play stones
- Browse and subscribe to new content from the Steam Workshop to extend The Conquest of Go experience
- Download or create your own stories to be played in the campaign mode. Stories have sets of dialogue and battles that take place between characters, all of which can be created with the in-game story editor.
- Download or create your own custom color themes with the in-game theme editor to customize the color of the UI elements, background, board, and stones to your preferences
- Download thousands of puzzles and match records
