Jatkanshakki 2

Jätkänshakki — literally "lumberjack's chess" — is the Finnish name for five-in-a-row, the pen-and-paper classic known elsewhere as gomoku. Jätkänshakki 2.0 by Kim Sariola is a simple computer version of it, meant strictly for two human players at one machine; there is no computer opponent.

The program offers three modes — a points game, a tournament and a practice mode — plus one nice touch: both the background picture and the music module can be swapped for your own files, a habit that betrays its closeness to the tracker and demoscene culture of the day. The original blurb lists a 286 with MS-DOS, VGA graphics and a mouse, with sound via Sound Blaster and compatibles.

A typical small production of the 1990s Finnish BBS scene, it now runs right in your browser on OldGame.cz.