Brandon Hathaway - CSCI 311 Assignment 2 - Gomoku Rules Page

Game Description

Gomoku is an abstract strategy board game. Also called Gobang or Five in a Row, it is traditionally played with Go pieces (black and white stones) on a go board (15x15 or 19x19 intersections)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomoku

Game Rules

• The winner is the first player to get an unbroken row of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
• Gomoku requires a row of exactly five stones for a win: rows of six or more, called overlines, do not count.
• The loser of the previous game goes first in the next game.

Here is an example of a black overline, along with a white diagonal win.