Four-Field Kono

About this game

Kono is a family of Korean folk board games played with a few stones on a board of crossing lines. Each stone steps one point forward, or jumps over an enemy stone beside it to take it, and a jump can carry on in a chain. Play the classic Four-Field board against the computer, the tiny Two-Field board or the grand Six-Field board. Five computer levels, two players on one phone, seven hands-on lessons, hints, danger marks, take back and a Watch & Learn mode. A painted paper board, large text and reduced motion options, no ads, works offline.

How to play

1. New here? Tap Learn to play: seven short hands-on lessons where you make every move yourself.
2. Tap a stone and its reachable points glow. A stone steps one point straight forward; it never steps sideways or back.
3. To capture, jump over an enemy stone that stands right beside yours onto the empty point behind it. A jump may go in any direction.
4. After a jump your stone may jump again in the same move. A red ring and a number show how many stones a move takes.
5. A stone with a stone directly behind it cannot be jumped from the front. Look before you step next to an enemy.
6. Capture every enemy stone, or leave the other side with no move, to win. There are no draws.
7. Hint explains a good move. Danger marks warn about stones that can be jumped next. Take back undoes your last move.
8. Auto Play shows the computer playing both sides, with Pause and a Think time you can change.