Arthur

Moby ID: 178609

Released: 1976 on Mainframe
Credits: 1 person

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game

Supported Systems/Models: IBM 360/370
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description

Arthur is a Gomoku program running on a IBM 370/158 mainframe. The game managed to get to second place in a computer Gomoku championship in 1976. Gomoku is a game of five-in-a-row where players take turn placing pieces on a 19x19 grid. The first player to manage to get five pieces in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins the game.

Groups +

Genre: Board game - Five in a Row / Gomoku Narabe

Credits (Mainframe version)

Programmer

M. Compton

Analytics

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Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 178609

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Game added by vedder.

Game added January 24, 2022. Last modified February 22, 2023.