Gamehelpgomoku

2021-10-23T01:17:41Z

Tryan87: Under swap change the 3rd bullet to be whites second stone, not their third. Under swap2, changed "choose to play as white and place a second black stone" to "...white stone"

== Gameplay ==
Gomoku, also called Five in a Row, is an abstract strategy board game. It is traditionally played with Go pieces on a Go board.

Players alternate turns placing a stone of their color on an empty intersection. Black plays first.

The winner is the first player to form an unbroken chain of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

== Options ==

'''Default options are bolded.''' ''Training mode only options are in italic type.''

=== Board size ===

* ''9x9'': Small board size for quick and casual games.

* 13x13

* '''15x15''': Standard Gomoku board size.

* 19x19: Standard Go board size.

=== Variant ===

Winning conditions of a game are displayed above the game board.

* '''Standard''': To win, form an unbroken chain of EXACTLY five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Forming a line of six or more stones DOES NOT WIN the game.

* Caro: To win, form an unbroken chain of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally that is not blocked at either end. Forming a line of six or more stones also wins the game regardless of blocked ends.

* Freestyle: To win, form an unbroken chain of five or more stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

=== Opening rule ===

The first three options are unavailable in ranked games due to first player advantage.

* ''None'': The game starts without any opening restrictions.

* ''Pro''
:- The first stone of the first player must be placed in the center of the board.
:- The first stone of the second player may be placed anywhere on the board.
:- The second stone of the first player must be placed at least three intersections away from the first stone.

* ''Long Pro''
:- The first stone of the first player must be placed in the center of the board.
:- The first stone of the second player may be placed anywhere on the board.
:- The second stone of the first player must be placed at least four intersections away from the first stone.

* Swap
:- The first player places three stones, two black and one white, anywhere on the board.
:- The second player then chooses which color to play as.
:- Play proceeds from there as normal with white playing their second stone.

* '''Swap2'''
:- The first player places three stones on the board, two black and one white.
:- The second player then has three options:
:# choose to play as black
:# choose to play as white and place a second white stone
:# place two more stones, one white and one black, and pass the choice of which color to play back to the first player

=== Player preference options ===

Open upper right menu from game screen or click 'Options' tab below the game board to access these preference options.

==== Display confirmation ====

* Enabled: Confirm button is displayed after placing the stone. The player must confirm the move to execute it. Red buttons are irreversible.

* '''Disabled''': Every move except swap2's first two stones, swap's first three stones, and swap2's fourth stone from the third choice are irreversible.

==== Highlight last move ====

* '''Enabled''': The last move is highlighted as an orange border.

* Disabled: The last move is not highlighted.

==== Display coordinates ====

* '''Enabled''': The coordinates are displayed around the game board.

* Disabled: The coordinates around the game board are not displayed.

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