Board gameOne or two players
Five Stones
Five stones in a line wins. Outwit the machine or a friend.
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How to play
- Choose 1 player against the machine or 2 players on one screen.
- Take turns placing a stone on any empty point.
- Five or more in an unbroken line, in any direction, wins.
- Beat the machine to keep the run going; one loss ends it.
Controls
Keyboard
- 1 or 2 picks the mode, Space starts the highlighted one
- Arrows move the cursor, Space or Enter places
- U undoes your last move (costs 50 points)
- H turns threat hints on or off
- P pause
Touch
- Tap a card to pick 1 or 2 players
- Tap a point to preview a stone, tap it again (or press Place) to place
- Slide your finger to shift the preview before placing
- Undo and Hints sit under the board
Controller
- D-pad or left stick to move
- A / Cross for action, B / Circle for secondary
- Start to pause
Tips for a better score
- An open three, three in a row with both ends empty, demands an answer. Build one while also making a four elsewhere and the machine cannot block both.
- A round win pays 200, plus 10 for every stone under 30 you used, plus 100 for each straight win before it, so finish quickly.
- Undo takes back your last stone and the machine’s reply for 50 points. If your score can’t cover it yet, the cost comes off your next round win.
- On a phone the first tap only previews a stone; tap the same point again to place it. Turn Tap twice off on the start screen for single taps.
About Five Stones
Five Stones is the traditional five-in-a-row game, also known as gomoku, played on a 13-by-13 grid of points. Players take turns placing a stone on any empty point, and the first unbroken line of five or more across, down or diagonally wins. Play the machine, which always takes a winning point, always blocks your four, and gets sharper every round you win, or pass one screen between two players. Against the machine a win pays more the fewer stones you used, a full board keeps the run alive, and one lost round ends it.
A free five in a row game that runs in your browser. Category: Board games. Made for RetroWorld with original art and sound.
