How to play Gomoku and Renju on Mac
Game summary
Gomoku and Renju are ancient oriental games of strategy for two players. You Gomoku / Renju program for the TRS-80 Color Computer matches you against your choice of the computer or another person in a game of Gomoku or the similar but more complex Renju. If you are a beginner, the program will help you master the various strategies of the games using eight different levels of play. If you are already a master, you will find the computer a challenging opponent, especially at the higher levels.
Play Gomoku and Renju on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Gomoku and Renju on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
Gomoku and Renju installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Gomoku and Renju like you would on any PC.
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