Editing Gomoku (section)

==Origin==
Historical records indicate that the origins of gomoku can be traced back to the mid-1700s during the Edo period. It is said that the 10th generation of Kuwanaya Buemon, a merchant who frequented the Nijō family, was highly skilled in this game, which subsequently spread among the people. By the late Edo period, around 1850, books had been published on gomoku.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-19 |title=About the origin and rules of renju |url=https://renjusha.net/about-renju/%e6%ad%b4%e5%8f%b2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403070608/https://renjusha.net/about-renju/%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2/ |archive-date=2023-04-03 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Nihon Renju-sha |language=ja}}</ref> The earliest published book on gomoku that can be verified is the {{nihongo|''Gomoku Jōseki Collection''|五石定磧集}} in 1856.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-10-01 |title=Origins of renju |url=http://www.success-simulation.com/renju/roots.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331100438/http://www.success-simulation.com/renju/roots.html |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=www.success-simulation.com}}</ref>

The name "gomoku" is from the [[Japanese language]], in which it is referred to as {{nihongo|''gomokunarabe''|五目並べ}}. ''Go'' means [[5|five]], ''moku'' is a [[Japanese counter word|counter word]] for [[Go stone|piece]]s and ''narabe'' means ''line-up''. The game is popular in [[China]], where it is called ''Wuziqi'' (五子棋).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Renju International Federation portal - RenjuNet|url=https://www.renju.net/tournament/2316/|access-date=2023-04-30|website=www.renju.net}}</ref> ''Wu'' (五 wǔ) means ''five'', ''zi'' (子 zǐ) means ''piece'', and ''qi'' ([[:zh:棋|棋]] qí) refers to a board game category in Chinese. The game is also popular in [[Korea]], where it is called ''omok'' (오목 [五目]) which has the same structure and origin as the Japanese name.

In the nineteenth century, the game was introduced to Britain where it was known as '''Go Bang''', said to be a corruption of the Japanese word ''[[Go board|goban]]'', which was itself adapted from the Chinese ''k'i pan (qí pán)'' "go-board."<ref>OED citations: '''1886''' GUILLEMARD ''Cruise 'Marchesa''' I. 267 Some of the games are purely Japanese..as ''go-ban''. ''Note'', This game is the one lately introduced into England under the misspelt name of Go Bang. '''1888''' ''Pall Mall Gazette'' 1. Nov. 3/1 These young persons...played go-bang and cat's cradle.
The board below shows the three types of winning arrangements as they might appear on an 8x8 Petteia board. Obviously the cramped conditions would result in a draw most of the time, depending on the rules. Play would be easier on a larger Latrunculi board of 12x8 or even 10x11.
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