Renju Rules Gomoku

Poorly written rules. There are times when a red “X” shows up on the board game—indicating a piece may not be played there. It seems completely random. But it’s still an interesting game. I’ve only won one time, on beginner level

There are six difficulty levels and I play at level one but I’ve only won one game. I don’t care if I’m the stupidest person in the planet, if I’m smart enough to understand the rules, I should be able to win more often than that. Given that I usually play the hardest level in the other games I play and that I’ve played other fake-Go games before, I definitely should be winning the majority of games at the easiest level. The game is pretty and smooth but if I can’t even do well enough to learn anything, what’s the point?