Freestyle · Short and playable

Gomoku tactics, one idea at a time.

Each page shows one provable tactical idea on a real board, lets you try it, and links onward to Practice and Play. No long essays — just the pattern, then your move.

• GamePigeon Gomoku strategyPractice transferable win, block, open-three, and double-threat decisions without pretending to clone GamePigeon.
• How to win at GomokuA practical move-order checklist: win now, block now, build a threat, then look for a double threat.
• Open threeThree connected stones with both ends open — the basic building block of attack.
• Open fourFour connected stones with both ends open — two immediate winning ends.
• Double threatOne move that creates two winning threats at once (a fork).
• DefenseWhen White has an immediate win, find the move that stops it — a drill on a real board.
• First moveWhere players usually start, and the one geometric fact GomokuNow can prove about the center.