"gomoku" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 五目 (gomoku). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|五目|tr=gomoku}} Japanese 五目 (gomoku) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gomoku (uncountable)
  1. An abstract strategy board game, played with pieces from the game go (black and white stones) on a go board with 19×19 intersections, or as a paper-and-pencil game. The winner is the first player to achieve an unbroken sequence of five of their pieces in a row, a column or a diagonal. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Board games Synonyms: gobang, five-in-a-row Hyponyms: renju Translations (board game): 五目並べ (gomokunarabe) (alt: ごもくならべ) (Japanese), fem i rad (Swedish), luffarschack (note: see usage notes) [neuter] (Swedish)

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