Gomoku Sensei: Five in a Row

Get five stones in a row before your opponent does. The rules fit in one sentence, but good play takes years. This app teaches it step by step, from your first game up to Dan level.

PLAY THE AI
• 13 opponents with their own style, from Pebble, who forgets to look behind, to The Oracle at full strength
• Six levels, Beginner to Master, played by the same engine at different depths, plus a sparring partner that adapts to you
• Renju rules with forbidden moves by default, plus Freestyle, Exact five and the Swap2 opening, on boards from 9×9 to 19×19
• A guest opponent visits every month: beat them before they leave to earn a crown

A COACH AT YOUR SIDE
• Threat highlights show open threes and fours as they appear, on both sides
• After every game the coach gives you your accuracy and the move that mattered most, with the better move on the board
• The full review grades every move and lets you step through the game
• After every game, review its key moment for free: replay your winning sequence, or find the better move where the game turned
• Missed wins and blunders become your own puzzles in My Mistakes, back after 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days

ROAD TO DAN
• 30 stages in five chapters, each with a short lesson, from making five to Renju fouls
• Climb from 15 kyu to Shodan against opponents chosen for each lesson

PUZZLES
• 550 win-by-force puzzles, from win-in-2 to 14 moves deep
• A new daily puzzle, with a streak to keep
• A home screen widget with today's puzzle and your streak, and an optional evening reminder when a streak is about to break
• Puzzle Rush: solve as many as you can in three minutes
• Puzzle Streak: solve puzzles until you miss, no clock
• Every puzzle has a rating, and Puzzle Rush and Puzzle Streak adapt to yours
• Share a spoiler-free result card for the daily puzzle

PROGRESS
• A rank from 15 kyu to 9 dan, earned in the campaign, puzzles and rated games. It never goes down, and every dan comes with a certificate to share
• A rating from your unassisted games
• 43 achievements
• Two players on one device
• Board and stone themes you unlock as you improve
• Seasonal boards and stones, like Cherry Blossom and New Year, earned by playing in season, and a trophy room with your year in review

FAIR AND QUIET
No ads, no account, no third-party tracking. Much of the app is free: levels Beginner to Strong, the first two chapters of the Road to Dan, 110 puzzles and the daily puzzle, plus a daily free game against Expert or Master, a daily Puzzle Rush, a daily Puzzle Streak run and a daily full review. The Dojo Pass, a single one-time purchase, removes every limit and unlocks every regular theme. Seasonal themes are earned by playing in season.

Recent changes:
• Stronger AI at every level. Master is much stronger.
• Renju is now the default, with forbidden moves explained. Freestyle stays in Setup.
• Ranks from 15 kyu to 9 dan via the Road to Dan, puzzles and rated games.
• Daily puzzle with three hearts and a timer. New: Puzzle Streak, puzzle ratings, monthly guests, seasonal themes, trophy room.
• Give finished games to improve the AI, only if you say yes.
• Anonymous statistics to gomokle.com, no account. Weekly ones can be turned off in Setup.