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Terms of Use

Effective September 8, 2026 · Bencode Studio LLC · Washington, DC, USA

Development status
Five Boards is currently an unreleased development build. Features, game availability, rules presentation, and these terms may change before release.

Permission to use

Bencode Studio grants authorized testers a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable permission to use Five Boards for personal evaluation. No ownership rights are transferred.

Current scope

The build may contain unfinished features, provisional rules, placeholders, or previews. Achi and Shisima are playable development modules, Dara remains subject to final review, and Fanorona and Morabaraba are not represented as complete playable releases.

Fair and respectful use

Do not reverse engineer, redistribute, sell, exploit, interfere with, or use the app unlawfully, except where applicable law expressly permits. Do not present Bencode Studio’s digital implementations, writing, visual assets, or branding as your own.

Game traditions

The traditional games represented in Five Boards belong to living cultural histories and are not claimed by Bencode Studio. Copyright may apply to the app’s original software, writing, artwork, audio, arrangement, and digital presentation.

No warranty

The development build is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties to the extent permitted by law. Saved progress may be reset or become incompatible during development.

Liability

To the extent permitted by law, Bencode Studio is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive loss arising from use of an unreleased build.

Termination

Testing access may end at any time. When access ends, stop using and delete the development build.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws applicable in the District of Columbia, United States, without overriding consumer protections that apply where you live.

Contact

Questions: info@bencodestudio.com.