Help For RenjuIntroductionWelcome to the network Renju server. The rules of Renju are below. The renju "challenge" command is described here. Other commands are the same for all pbmserv games. renju challenge black-userid white-userid [ -size=#size ] [ -WRL ] [ -yamaguchi ] Start a new game. The -size parameter sets the size of the board. The default size is 15x15 (-size=15). NOTE: If a larger board size is specified, the forks "double four" are allowed. The -WRL option specifies that the rules of World Renju League will be used. The -yamaguchi option specifies Yamaguchi openings rule. This rule was introduced by Japanese meijin Yamaguchi Makoto. The Rules of RenjuHere is a synopsis of the rules for Renju. A more complete rule set can be found at: http://www.renju.net Object of the GameOn a 15x15 board, each player tries to create a line of 5 (or more) pieces of their color while trying to prevent their opponent from doing the same thing. Movement RulesA B C D E F G H J K L M N O P 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 Figure 1 -- Initial Renju Board On your turn, you place a piece of your color on the board. There are a number of movement restrictions (I call them "rituals") for the first 4 moves. Players are initially referred to as "tentative Black(Eks)" and "tentative White(Ohs)".
Subsequent moves are unrestricted. However, the victory conditions for White and Black differ a bit...
World Renju League (WRL) rules
Yamaguchi openings rule
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