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A game of Sannuki-renju in progress

Sannuki-renju三抜き連珠

The capture game where a flank takes a pair or a triple. Fifteen stones win.

Our name for the three-removal form of the capture game, played in the West as a tournament variant since the 1980s.

Also known as Pro Pente, Keryo Pente.

The object 目的

  • Be the first to make a line: 5 or more in a row wins.
  • Capturing 15 enemy stones also wins, taken in pairs and triples.

The whole rules of Sannuki-renju 規則