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Gomoku Rules
Five in a row, the Vietnamese blocked-ends rule, board sizes and common rule variants.
6 articles
Beginners
How to read the board, common beginner mistakes and how to win your first games.
6 articles
Openings
The first moves: where to play, building shape and why the first player has an edge.
6 articles
Threats
Twos, threes and fours, open and closed: reading threats to know when to block and when to attack.
6 articles
Attack
Double threats, four-three and three-three combinations, and keeping your opponent on the defensive.
6 articles
Defense
Blocking the right point, blocking early or late, and turning defence into attack.
6 articles
Winning Tricks
Practical tricks: familiar traps, diagonal vision, keeping the initiative and avoiding surprises.
6 articles
Playing the Computer
Training against each level, learning from the computer and how to beat it.
6 articles
Online Play
Matchmaking, inviting friends, time controls and fair play online.
6 articles
Caro in Vietnam
How caro is played in Vietnam: school notebooks, café games, words and etiquette.
6 articles