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MacintoshGo
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Scartol: Since my old comments about Explorer and other OS9 programs are woefully out of date, I've moved them here.

BenShoemaker: If you have OS X, you may want to check out: [ext] http://www.sente.ch/software/goban/

rmsp: I second that. Goban (uses GnuGo) is good - despite a few bugs - and it is really helpful if you want a stress-free way to be punished for your tactical mistakes. Jago is also good on OS X, and is the best thing I've found so far for playing through commented sgf games.

chtito: An other option for browsing commented sgf games on OS X is Stones: [ext] http://stones.sourceforge.net

Sen:te Goban ([ext] http://www.sente.ch/software/goban/) can also be used to browse SGF File games, not just to play against GnuGo or on the GoServers.

Scartol: IGS is endorsing a new Java-based client called gGo. I haven't used it yet, but the screenshots look good.

Grauniad: Another Java-based program is CGoban 2: [ext] http://kgs.kiseido.com by William Shubert. This is both the client for the KiseidoGoServer and an SGF editor and viewer. Like gGo, it runs on all Java platforms.

(The above comments apply to "freeware" Mac Go programs. The following are commercial programs.)

Go Intellect by Ken Chen is a strong program for the Macintosh which used to place at computer go competitions. It appears to be still available from Yutopian ( [ext] http://www.yutopian.com/go/soft/EAC19.html).

Goliath by Mark Boon has a Mac version. (He has a free version which only plays 9x9 and 13x13).

Nemesis by Bruce Wilcox apparently has a Mac version, but it is very old.


Bug Reports

Explorer: I've quit using this program, because I realized to my dismay that it doesn't keep track of stones that are captured during play. I suppose this is just a result of its Chinese-rules-only playing style. -- Scartol

Sen:te Goban: I upgraded to OSX largely because this program looked so much better than OS9's Go Servant. But I've had two wretched encounters with Goban, leading me to seek alternatives: (1) It accepted a game for me without my approval; and even more terrifying (2) It resigned a game for me. I also tried clicking on "undo" once, and the program crashed. Restarted, loaded the game again, and the same thing happened. I'll wait for a less buggy version. (Besides, it would be nice to have a stone click sound, rather than the quiet little beep.)

Update: I think the problem with the resignation had to do with an IGS rule about multiple "undo" commands, rather than a Goban problem. It also seems that I may have an older version that crashed more easily. I'm giving Goban another try.. -- Scartol

Jago: Java Quick Start urged me not to install this program, due to some network issue. I went ahead and installed it anyway, and I'm less than impressed. The windows are clunky, there's no sound to indicate a play has been made, and finishing up a game is very counterintuitive. I guess we'll have to wait for a superior program to appear for OSX. I'm going back to Go Servant. -- Scartol



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