This is an implementation of Pente ('Z' stands for Zillions). Goal: get exactly five of your pieces in a row in any direction to win. If you place a piece so it sandwiches two opponent pieces with another of your pieces, the two opponent pieces are captured. If you capture five pairs of your opponent's stones, you also win. In the tournament version, white begins with a stone in the center and black moves next. White's next stone must not be placed on the two nearest intersections from the center stone. This is the only difference from the standard rules. Zillions plays a strong game thanks to a special Pente/Ninuki engine.
The main difference between Ninuku and Pente is that the latter allows overlines, that is, more than five stones in a row.
Note! If you play black against the computer in the tournament version, a dll error will inevitably occur. Just press the Ok button and ignore it. |
