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* '''Players and stones:''' There are two players. Black plays first, and White second. Each player plays with an appropriate color of stones, as in Go and Gomoku.
== Players and stones ==
* '''Game board:''' Connect6 is played on a square board made up of orthogonal lines, with each intersection capable of holding one stone. In theory, the game board can be any finite size from 1×1 up (integers only), or it could be of infinite size. However, boards that are too small may lack strategy (boards smaller than 6×6 are automatic draws), and extremely large or infinite boards are of little practical use. 19×19 Go boards might be the most convenient. For a longer and more challenging game, another suggested size is 59×59, or nine Go boards tiled in a larger square (using the join lines between the boards as additional grid lines).
 
* '''Game moves:''' Black plays first, putting one black stone on one intersection. Subsequently, White and Black take turns, placing two stones on two different unoccupied spaces each turn.
Connect 6 is a two player game. Each player plays with stones, as in '''[[Gamehelpclassicgo|Go]]''' and '''[[Gamehelpgomoku|Gomoku]]'''.
* '''Winner:''' The player who is the first to get six or more stones in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) wins. (This is a departure from Gomoku, where it must be exactly five in a row.)
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== Game board ==
 
Connect6 is typically played on a go board.
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== Moves ==
 
Black plays first, putting one black stone on one intersection, then White and Black take turns to place two stones on unoccupied intersections each turn.
 
== Winner ==
 
The player who is the first to make a line of at least six stones (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) wins!

Latest revision as of 02:41, 25 October 2026

Players and stones

Connect 6 is a two player game. Each player plays with stones, as in Go and Gomoku.

Game board

Connect6 is typically played on a go board.

Moves

Black plays first, putting one black stone on one intersection, then White and Black take turns to place two stones on unoccupied intersections each turn.

Winner

The player who is the first to make a line of at least six stones (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) wins!

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