1GOMOKU(6)                      BSD Games Manual                      GOMOKU(6)
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NAME

4     gomoku — game of 5 in a row
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SYNOPSIS

7     gomoku [-bcdu] [-D debugfile] [inputfile]
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DESCRIPTION

10     gomoku is a two player game where the object is to get 5 in a row hori‐
11     zontally, vertically or diagonally on a 19 by 19 grid.  By convention,
12     black always moves first.  With no arguments, gomoku will display a play‐
13     ing board and prompt for moves from the user.  Valid moves are a letter
14     for the column and a number for the row of an empty board location.
15     Entering ``quit" or ``resign" will end the game.  You can save the cur‐
16     rent state of the game by entering ``save" and supplying a file name when
17     prompted.  The optional file inputfile can be used to restore a saved
18     game.
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20     The options are:
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22     -b      This option sets background mode.  Input moves are read from
23             standard input, the computer picks a move, and prints it to stan‐
24             dard output.  The first input line should be either ``black" or
25             ``white" to specify whether gomoku has the first move or not
26             respectively.  This option was intended for game tournaments
27             where a referee program handles the board display and pits one
28             program against another.
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30     -c      Computer versus computer.  gomoku will play a game against
31             itself.  This is mostly used for testing.
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33     -d      Print debugging information.  Repeating this option more than
34             once yields more detailed information.
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36     -D debugfile
37             Print the debug information to debugfile instead of to the stan‐
38             dard output.
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40     -u      User versus user.  This is mostly used for testing.
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AUTHOR

43     Ralph Campbell
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

46     The board display routines were based on the goref program written by
47     Peter Langston.
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49BSD                             August 4, 1994                             BSD
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