tetsuki editor
Tetsuki is a go application for the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch. With Tetsuki you can connect to IGS, watch games and play online against other players. You can also use Tetsuki to record real games and e-mail the SGF files.
Tetsuki is available for free on the Apple App Store.
More information on Tetsuki
Features
- Connect to Pandanet IGS with account or as guest
- Watch online games
- Play online games
- Record games
- Handicap, Komi, all board sizes (9x9, 13x13 and 19x19)
- Unique tap-to-zoom and auto-zoom-out for quick and save stone placement.
- Export SGF files via email
Version 2, additional Features
- Chat
- Sound of tapping the stones
- Japanese, and Dutch
- Undo
Version 3, additional Features
- Japanese Timing, Kouryo Timing
- Find opponent
- Also available in Turkish
- Fixed issues
Version 4 (announced)
- Native support for the iPad, with a new interface adapted to the large touch screen.
User Comments
damien While I don't play IGS very often, the thing that caught my attention the most was the sound of gameplay. After playing many games on programs like Cgoban 3 and glGo, which use an unattractive "PAK" for every move, Tetsuki was a delight. When you zoom in on the board, you hear the rustle of stones as you "grab" one from the bowl, and a pleasant "Tic" sound upon playing the stone. As if that wasn't enough, if you zoom in and change your mind, zooming back out will cause a small sound as you drop your stone back in the bowl to think.
Visually, the shine and shadows on the stones are exquisite as well.
If only IGS were more beginner friendly like KGS, I might use this app more often.
I also wish that you could upload your personal SGF to the program. While it stores games you've played on the iPhone in your archives, if you want to review an old pro game or a similar SGF, you're out of luck.