Help For Keryo-PenteIntroductionWelcome to the network Keryo-Pente server. The rules of Keryo-Pente are below. The commands are the same for all pbmserv games. Keryo-Pente supports games with more than two players. Up to six players may play together by including all of their userids in the "k-pente challenge" command. The Rules of Keryo-PenteObject of the GameOn a 19x19 board, the two players of keryo-pente try to be the first to create a line of 5 or more stones in a row of their color *or* try to capture 15 of their opponent's stones. You capture may 2 or 3 opponent's stones any time you sandwich the stones between a pair of your stones. Movement RulesOn your turn, you place a piece of your colour wherever you desire on the board. A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T Figure 1 -- Empty Keryo-Pente Board Tournament rules stipulate that Ohs first move goes to K10, and that Ohs next move *not* be within 2 spaces of the piece at K10. Eks has no movement restrictions. Capture Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . . . . x . . . . o . . . . . . . . . . o . . . => . . . . . . . A o o o x . x . . . x . . . . . . . . . . . . An 'x' piece placed at A results in the capture of 5 of Ohs men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x . . . . . x . . . . o . . . . . o . . . . B . . . => . . o . . . . x . . . . . x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An 'o' piece placed at B does *not* result in the capture of any Ohs men. Eks must do the "sandwich"ing to capture the Ohs men. In the multi-player version, you may sandwich any two or three stones that do not belong to you. They do not have to be stones belonging to the same opponent.
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