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A game of Ninuki-renju in progress

Ninuki-renju二抜き連珠

Five in a row wins. So does capturing five pairs.

The Japanese capture game, and the ancestor of the boxed capture games sold in the West.

Also known as Pente, Golden Pente.

The object 目的

  • Be the first to make a line: 5 or more in a row wins.
  • Capturing 10 enemy stones also wins, five pairs.

The whole rules of Ninuki-renju 規則