Tak

Board Size

Komi

Stones

Capstones

Game type

Opponent

Time (minutes per player)

Increment (seconds)

My Color

Join the Tak communities:
- US Tak Association: https://ustak.org/
- Tak Talk Discord for community discussion, asynchronous games, daily puzzles, homemade sets, and more.
- Tak subreddit
Physical Tak sets can be purchased at:
- https://worldbuildersmarket.com
Rules for Tak were made by James Ernest and Patrick Rothfuss.
This is an unofficial implementation by Chaitanya Vadrevu
Special thanks to NohatCoder for maintenance and updates - including the playtak rating - over several years.
Currently maintained and paid for by the US Tak Association.
Code can be found here: Playtak - Github
Ticking sound by FoolBoyMedia.
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Standard rules for Tak can be found here:
- USTA Rules
- Greater Than Games - How to play Tak [video]
White always moves first, though they place a Black stone on their first move.
Games may be played with komi, meaning that if the game ends in a flat count, black has a number of virtual flats added to their flat count, so that black may win or draw with fewer flats. The size of the komi is adjustable.
If neither player plays a stone or flattens a standing stone for 25 moves, the game is ruled a draw.

PTN or Portable Tak Notation is a method of recording games and describing moves using text.
You can learn about the game notation here:
- USTA - Portable Tak Notation
- Simmon - Portable Tak Notation [video]

Left click-drag (or touch-drag) to rotate board.
Left click a piece to select it. Left click on it again (or right click) to rotate it.
Left click on a square to place selected piece or to pick up stack.
Right click on a stack to hide pieces on all other squares (to see stack clearly).
Scroll wheel to zoom in/out. For touch devices, use two-finger pinch.
Current player to move is indicated by highlighting their name with a border.
If any of the above controls don't work, it means that control is invalid for current move.

Login to server by clicking "Login" button, signup and then login.
Click on "New Seek" in the menu to start a new game or accept another player's seek by selecting it in "Join game" menu.
Click on one of any ongoing games from "Watch" menu to watch an ongoing game.

Color	Player	Rating	Board	Time	Per move	Komi	Stones
Color	AI	Rating	Board	Time	Per move	Komi	Stones