1GOMOKU(6) BSD Games Manual GOMOKU(6)
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4 gomoku — game of 5 in a row
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7 gomoku [-bcdu] [-D debugfile] [inputfile]
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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.
19 The options are:
21 -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.
29 -c Computer versus computer. gomoku will play a game against
31 itself. This is mostly used for testing.
32 -d Print debugging information. Repeating this option more than
34 once yields more detailed information.
35 -D debugfile
37 Print the debug information to debugfile instead of to the stan‐
38 dard output.
39 -u User versus user. This is mostly used for testing.
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43 Ralph Campbell
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46 The board display routines were based on the goref program written by
47 Peter Langston.
48BSD August 4, 1994 BSD