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BW-GnuGo on Windows Pc

Developed By: Marc Oldenhof

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 72 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 2.0.0
Size 1.3 MB
Release Date June 02, 13
Category Board Games

What's New:
Version 2.0.0: Sorry, no new functionality, but a complete internal redesign to make other bot plugins possible.Version 1.0.2: new logo [see more]

Description from Developer:
THIS IS NOT A STAND-ALONE APPLICATION!

You need BW-Go or BW-Go Free version 4.5.0 or higher to use this plugin.

BW-GnuGo is a Gnu Go computer player service for the BW-Go and BW-... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download BW-GnuGo and play on Windows PC. BW-GnuGo is free Board game, developed by Marc Oldenhof. Latest version of BW-GnuGo is 2.0.0, was released on 2013-06-02 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of BW-GnuGo is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 72 users, 8 users had rated it 5*, 38 users had rated it 1*.

How to play BW-GnuGo on Windows?

Instruction on how to play BW-GnuGo on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install BW-GnuGo on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Play BW-GnuGo using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "BW-GnuGo" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play BW-GnuGo on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "BW-GnuGo" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.0.0.

Download BW-GnuGo 2.0.0 on Windows PC – 1.3 MB

THIS IS NOT A STAND-ALONE APPLICATION!

You need BW-Go or BW-Go Free version 4.5.0 or higher to use this plugin.

BW-GnuGo is a Gnu Go computer player service for the BW-Go and BW-Go Free applications. Use this service to play against the well known Gnu Go 3.8 bot player from within the BW-Go interface.

After installing this bot, you can use it just as any other tool within BW-Go, located in the play/review tool menu. You can save your game, edit it, and continue from where you left off - or from any other point. You can even use the bot on games you saved previously, or downloaded from other players!

GnuGo is licensed under the GPL. The project source code for BW-GnuGo is available on request.
Version 2.0.0: Sorry, no new functionality, but a complete internal redesign to make other bot plugins possible.

Version 1.0.2: new logo