Terms of Use
These terms cover the browser board and guides at Gomoku · Ply Yard. They are deliberately short because the product is deliberately small: a local board for casual play and practice.
Use the board fairly
You may use the board for personal games, practice, demonstrations, and sharing a link with friends. Do not scrape the site at a rate that disrupts normal access, mirror the site as your own service, or use the board to misrepresent an unrelated product.
The game is not a rated event, a gambling service, or a promise of tournament-standard analysis. Computer difficulty, rules copy, and interface details may improve over time.
Content and visual work
The site’s writing, board presentation, original diagrams, and software are protected by applicable law. Linking to a guide is welcome. Republishing the site wholesale, removing attribution, or presenting its copy and artwork as your own service is not.
The rules and strategy notes are educational explanations for this board. A diagram is not a guarantee that every similar position has one automatic best move; read the stones that are actually on your board.
Availability and changes
We aim to keep the board available and accurate, but cannot promise uninterrupted access, a permanent feature set, or a particular computer response time. If the site changes in a way that materially affects these terms, this page will be updated.
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