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Gomoku

  • Mobile
  • Desktop
  • Touch
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Single Player

Game controls

Use keyboard and mouse controls on desktop or touch on mobile.

How to play

How to play Gomoku

Controls

  • Choose 2 Players or an AI difficulty, then click or tap an empty board intersection to place your stone.
  • Use the menu controls to restart the board or switch between local two-player and Easy, Medium, or Hard AI.

Goal

Place stones on empty intersections and make five or more of your stones in an unbroken horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line before your opponent.

About

About Gomoku

A 15×15 Freestyle Gomoku board with local two-player play and three computer difficulty levels.

Play better

Quick tips

First move

Start near the center so your next stones have room to extend in several directions.

Practical tip

Watch both ends of every developing line; a move that extends your own threat can also block an opponent at the same time.

Game info

Game details

Genre
card-board
Session
short
Play on
desktop, mobile
Controls
keyboard, mouse, touch

QuestHub review

Checked before listing

Source, license, build, and device checks are recorded for this game.

Last checked2026-09-19
  • Source
  • License
  • Build
  • Desktop
  • Mobile
Verification & source detailsPlay-test notes, browser checks, source and license

Play-test note

Chrome 153 Preview checks covered local two-player play, Easy and Hard AI using the reviewed Web Worker path, Bridge v2, touch input, 390×844 portrait and 844×390 landscape layouts, strict per-game CSP, and zero external requests.

QuestHub checks

  • Source recorded
  • License reviewed
  • Build verified
  • Network reviewed
  • Desktop tested
  • Mobile tested
Last checked
2026-09-19
Browser
Google Chrome
Play on
desktop, mobile
Controls
keyboard, mouse, touch

These checks describe the recorded build on the date above. Browser, device, or upstream changes can affect later behavior.

Source & license

Original creator
See upstream source
Pinned revision
c2290c63c3a27159bffbbf6f6f7b71c19779556e
Code license
MIT
Attribution required
Yes
Attribution
See upstream source
Asset review
verified
QuestHub changes
Not listed in the current catalog

These technical details come from the pinned source snapshot used for this QuestHub build.