Gomoku Board

Gomoku Board is a five-in-a-row game you can play on your own, with a friend beside you, or against someone far away.

■ Four ways to play • A.I. Mode – Play the A.I. as black or white. On your turn, the board marks where you can win, where you must block, and forbidden moves. Win, then try a harder level online. • 2 Player Mode – Take turns with a friend or family member on one phone. • Bluetooth Mode – Connect directly to a nearby friend's phone, no internet needed. Games created nearby appear automatically; the host picks colors, rule and time limit. Quick chat works in the room, during the game and briefly after it ends. • Online Mode – Play other people in real time over the internet. Create a room or join one from the list, or lock a room with a password to play only with people you know.

■ Online Mode (13 and over) • Sign in with Google or Apple, choose a nickname, and play — your email address is not stored. • Link both Google and Apple sign-ins under Sign-in methods in My info, and merge two accounts into one if you have two. • Time per move: 15 or 60 seconds. Only 15-second games count toward your stats. • Advanced A.I. – A harder level. Results are kept in My info, separate from games against people. • Season Rankings – compete for rating with 15-second games (people or the Advanced A.I.) and for win rate with games against people. Rankings start over every 3-month season. • Quick chat with a set of preset phrases (no free text) — shown as speech bubbles during games, and you can mute your opponent's chat. • See your record and past games in My info, and replay any of them on the spot. • Report or block anyone unpleasant — blocking hides your rooms from each other. • Delete your account and data at any time in the app (My info > Delete account). Accounts using Google or Apple sign-in can also be deleted on the web. • A.I., 2 Player and Bluetooth modes keep working with no account and no internet connection.

■ Choose your rule • Freestyle (default) – Connect five or more stones in a row to win. • No double-three – Double-three is forbidden (placing one loses the game), and six or more in a row does not count as a win.

■ Handy features • Offline time per move: 15 sec / no time limit • Save a game and continue later • Watch an ad to undo a move in A.I. and Advanced A.I. games (no limit) • Replay finished games move by move • Tap twice to place a stone (first tap shows a marker); pinch and drag to zoom and move the board

■ Permissions • Bluetooth: used only to find and connect to the other player's phone in Bluetooth mode. • Tracking: if you allow it, it is used for personalized ads. Every feature works if you don't. • Internet: used for online play and ads.

Free app with ads (Google AdMob). Privacy policy: https://khgkjg12dev.github.io/gomoku/privacy/#en