Now you can play against the Many Faces of Go engine on the Macintosh (Mac OS 10.2 or higher) with IgoSensei.

The Internet Go Server (IGS) changed 8/2006. Download the version 11.0 patch below for internet play.

Smart Games is a computer game software development and publishing company wholly owned by David Fotland. Our expertise is in turn based strategy games with strong engines and easy to use interfaces. Our focus is on the game of Go, because it is by far the most difficult strategy game for computers.

• Products:
  • The Many Faces of Go 11.0, 2002 and 1998 World Computer Go Champion and ten time US Computer Go Champion, is one of the strongest go programs in the world, and the one with the most features to help both beginners and experts improve their game. This is a CD-ROM for Windows-95, 98, Windows-XP, 2000, or NT, packed with extras, including over a thousand professional games, an integrated internet go client, joseki and fuseki tutorials, hundreds of go problems, and extensive learning tools.
  • IgoSensei is a Macintosh application (Mac OS 10.2 or higher) that uses the Many Faces of Go engine.
  • The Many Faces of Go Joseki library for the Palm, with over 50,000 moves included. This is shareware, so you can download a free evaluation version and try it before you upgrade to the full version.
• How to Purchase The Many Faces of Go:
  • Retail purchases.
  • Wholesale purchases.
• Free Downloads:
  • A free evaluation of The Many Faces Joseki Library for the Palm and compatible handheld devices. Download it here.
  • A free 9x9 go player and tutorial for Windows-95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP. This program adjusts to your strength as you learn, and never repeats a game. Download it here.
  • A free 9x9 go player for DOS with tutorial. Download it here.
  • The world champion Arimaa program. Arimaa is a fun new two player strategy game. Download it here.
  • A program that creates mazes for you to solve or print. Download it here.
  • A program to help you solve Sudoku puzzles. Download it here.
• Support and patches:
  • A patch to Many Faces of Go 11.0 to make it compatible with Internet Go Server changes in April 2003. Download it here.
  • A patch to Many Faces of Go 10.0 that enables more than 16 color graphics on Windows-2000 Windows-XP, and Windows-NT. Download it here.
  • Answers to frequent support questions. Read it here.
• AI engine licensing and contract game development:
  • We have licensed Go and Chess playing engines.
  • Other AI engines we have developed include Bridge, Othello, Checkers, Arimaa, Domineering, World War Chess, and a real time, multiplayer space battle game with intelligent aliens.
  • We do contract software development for Artifical Intelligence game engines. Since we already have working code for many games, developing new engines can be fast and inexpensive.