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This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. Connect(m,n,k,p,q) games are another generalization of gomoku to a board with m×n intersections, k in a row needed to win, p stones for each player to place, and q stones for the first player to place for the first move only. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website.
By using our site, you agree to our Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.Since Gomoku pieces cannot be moved once they are placed on the board, you can play a version of the game using a pen and paper. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. Divide the black and white pieces evenly between both players.

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