Play Gomoku Narabe Renju (Japan edition · Japanese) Online

Choose Beginner first and treat the automatic three-stone setup as your starting position, not as moves you missed. On every turn, scan the opponent's horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines before extending your own; an opposing four demands an immediate block. Beginner's blinking stones call attention to open-three or open-four patterns, so use them to learn how threats develop. When playing Black, inspect the new intersections your move would create and avoid double-threes, double-fours, and six-stone lines. A draw replays that game, while the complete match lasts six games.

D-pad: move the board cursor. SELECT: cycle through Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and two-player modes on the title menu. START: begin the selected mode; pause or unpause during play. A: confirm a choice or place a stone at the cursor. B: resign the current game. In two-player mode, Controller I handles Black and moves first, while Controller II handles White.