Gomoku - Five in a Row Strategy Game
Challenge your strategic thinking with Gomoku, the classic board game where players compete to create an unbroken line of five stones.
How to Play
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Game Setup:
- Played on a 19×19 grid board
- Black moves first, then players alternate turns
- Stones are placed on intersections
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Winning Condition:
- First to form a line of five stones wins
- Lines can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal
- Must be exactly five stones (six doesn't count)
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Basic Moves:
- Place one stone per turn
- No stone removal
- No moving placed stones
Detailed Example
- Black places first stone at center (10,10)
- White responds adjacent to black stone
- Players alternate building lines while blocking opponents
- Black creates an open-ended four-stone line
- White fails to block, black completes five stones to win
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