AsobiPlaza puzzle game

Five In Row

Make five stones in a row before the AI does.

Place stones on the open intersections and line up five — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — against a deterministic AI that replies on every move. Each board ships a proven line that wins.

The H5 browser build is live with 10 starter boards and no account requirement.

Preview gomoku board with Five In Row stones
H5 play ready

Place a stone

Tap any empty intersection to drop your stone.

The AI replies

A deterministic AI answers in the same step every time.

Build five

Form an unbroken line of five in any of the four axes.

Mind the overline

On some boards, a line longer than five is forbidden for you.

Gomoku vs AI

Five in a line, that's it.

Five In Row is built from 9-to-13 wide boards and one deterministic AI. There is no randomness — the same move always draws the same reply — so the focus stays on reading threats and building your winning line.

Game moments

Open, reply, five.

Final screenshots will be replaced from a release candidate build. For now, this page uses derived art that represents the mechanic honestly.

Open board

Read the spread of a growing three.

AI reply

The AI blocks your open four immediately.

Five in a row

The unbroken line of five lands the win.