Etymology

renju

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Today it means: The professional variant of the game of gomoku, played on a 15×15 board, and eliminating the "perfect win" situation in gomoku by adding special conditions for the first player. Full definition →

Japanese 連珠
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from連珠
  2. English todayrenju

Borrowed from Japanese 連珠.

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