About Gomoku Guide

Gomoku Guide is a free resource for anyone who wants to learn and play Gomoku — also known as Five in a Row.

Why This Site Exists

Most Gomoku resources online are either machine-translated forum posts from 2005 or buried inside generic board game wikis. There wasn’t a single clean, well-organized guide written for English-speaking beginners. So I built one.

What You’ll Find Here

• Rules — explained in plain English, not translated from a rulebook
• Strategy — practical tactics you can use immediately, not abstract theory
• History — where the game came from and how it evolved
• Comparisons — how Gomoku differs from Go, Chess, and other games people confuse it with
• Interactive boards — because reading about a board game without seeing the board is pointless

Who Runs This

A Gomoku enthusiast who got tired of explaining the rules from scratch every time someone asked. This site is a side project, maintained with care but not a full-time operation.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or suggestions? Email: [email protected]

I read every message. I don’t always reply immediately, but I do read them.