# Voronoi Go

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Voronoi Go and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A Go game with a web version and a bot opponent, praised for being well made and feeling like real Go. Critics find it hard to learn and say the bot's easy level is not easy.

## Why people recommend it

- Well made, solid implementation (2 comments): "Everything else is very well done and it's really a game of go, with eyes, invasions, connections, cuts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49470423)) "Looks solid, best of luck with it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473591))

## What people warn about

- Hard to learn, unclear what makes moves good (3 comments): "My takeaway from the past couple months is that the game is just kind of hard to learn." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49470720)) "I bounced off the tutorial the first time and by the end of it had no desire to play a full game against a bot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49470345)) "It's not intuitive at all what makes a move good or bad." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49475835))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Voronoi Go", https://hackerapproved.com/p/voronoi-go/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).