围棋豆豆 | Cute Go
让每个人都能享受围棋的乐趣
💡 我们的使命
围棋豆豆致力于帮助围棋学习困难的小朋友和神经多样性人士（包括自闭症谱系、ADHD、学习障碍等）掌握围棋基础入门知识。
我们相信，围棋不仅仅是一项竞技运动，更是一种培养专注力、逻辑思维和耐心的绝佳方式。每个人都值得拥有学习围棋的机会。
👩💻 围棋豆豆的故事
围棋豆豆诞生于一个很简单的原因：我4岁的儿子想学围棋，但学得很吃力。
我是一名程序员妈妈。当儿子对围棋产生兴趣时，我带他尝试了市面上的围棋App和线下课程，但发现传统的围棋教学对4岁的孩子来说太抽象了——19路大棋盘让人眼花缭乱，"气"和"目"的概念难以理解，一盘棋下来孩子早就坐不住了。
作为程序员，我决定自己动手。从5×5的小棋盘开始，给棋子画上表情让它们"活"起来，用数字显示每颗棋子的气让抽象概念变得直观，再加上猫抓老鼠的故事让战术变得好玩。儿子终于能开心地学围棋了。
后来我把这个工具放到了网上，希望能帮到更多和我儿子一样的孩子——不管是年纪小的、学习风格不同的、还是神经多样性的小朋友，每个人都值得拥有一个适合自己的围棋启蒙方式。
🎯 为什么选择围棋豆豆？
专为初学者设计
我们深知传统围棋教学对某些学习者来说可能过于抽象和复杂。因此，围棋豆豆采用了一系列创新的教学方法：
小棋盘起步
从5×5小棋盘开始，降低学习门槛
可爱的视觉设计
棋子有表情，让对局更有趣
数气提示
直观显示每颗棋子的气数
交互式教程
循序渐进的动画教学
多级AI对手
9个难度级别，逐步提升
联机对战
和朋友一起学习围棋
🧠 围棋对认知发展的益处
研究表明，围棋能够帮助：
- 提升专注力 - 下棋需要持续的注意力集中
- 培养逻辑思维 - 分析局势、预测对手、制定策略
- 增强空间认知 - 理解棋盘上的形状和关系
- 锻炼耐心 - 学会等待、思考、再行动
- 处理输赢 - 学会接受失败、庆祝成功
- 社交互动 - 与他人一起下棋建立联系
♿ 无障碍设计理念
围棋豆豆在设计时充分考虑了不同用户的需求：
- 简洁清晰的界面，减少视觉干扰
- 大而清晰的触控区域
- 即时的视觉反馈
- 可选的提示功能，可根据需要开关
- 支持中英双语
- 无时间压力的单人模式
💡 Our Mission
Cute Go is dedicated to helping children who struggle with learning Go and neurodiverse individuals (including those on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, learning disabilities, etc.) master the fundamentals of Go.
We believe that Go is not just a competitive game, but an excellent way to develop focus, logical thinking, and patience. Everyone deserves the opportunity to learn Go.
👩💻 The Story Behind Cute Go
Cute Go was born from a simple need: my 4-year-old son wanted to learn Go, but was struggling.
I'm a software developer and a mom. When my son showed interest in Go, I tried various Go apps and classes with him. But traditional Go teaching was too abstract for a 4-year-old — the full 19×19 board was overwhelming, concepts like "liberties" and "territory" were hard to grasp, and he couldn't sit through an entire game.
So I decided to build something myself. Starting with a tiny 5×5 board, I added expressive faces to the stones to bring them to life, displayed liberty counts as numbers to make abstract concepts visible, and created cat-and-mouse stories to make tactics fun. Finally, my son could enjoy learning Go.
I put the tool online hoping it could help more children like my son — whether they're young, have different learning styles, or are neurodiverse. Every child deserves a way to learn Go that works for them.
🎯 Why Choose Cute Go?
Designed for Beginners
We understand that traditional Go teaching can be too abstract and complex for some learners. That's why Cute Go uses innovative teaching methods:
Start Small
Begin with a 5×5 board to lower the learning curve
Cute Design
Stones have expressions, making games fun
Liberty Hints
Visual display of each stone's liberties
Interactive Tutorial
Step-by-step animated lessons
Multi-level AI
9 difficulty levels to progress through
Online Play
Learn Go together with friends
🧠 Cognitive Benefits of Go
Research shows that Go can help with:
- Improving Focus - Playing requires sustained attention
- Developing Logical Thinking - Analyzing situations, predicting opponents, creating strategies
- Enhancing Spatial Cognition - Understanding shapes and relationships on the board
- Building Patience - Learning to wait, think, then act
- Handling Win/Loss - Learning to accept defeat and celebrate success
- Social Interaction - Building connections through playing with others
♿ Accessibility-First Design
Cute Go is designed with diverse users in mind:
- Clean, simple interface to reduce visual distractions
- Large, clear touch targets
- Immediate visual feedback
- Optional hint features that can be toggled
- Bilingual support (Chinese & English)
- No time pressure in single-player mode
📖 Start Learning
We offer a complete beginner tutorial with 8 lessons:
- Introduction to the board and stones
- How to place stones
- Understanding "liberties"
- How to capture
- The power of connection
- The suicide rule
- The Ko rule
- How to win
💌 Contact Us
If you have any suggestions, feedback, or questions, feel free to reach out:
- Email: xu_krystal@qq.com