GOBANG

Etymology

Noun

gobang (uncountable)

Gomoku, a Japanese strategy game.

Anagrams

• Boggan

Source: Wiktionary


Go*bang", n. [Written also goban.] [Jap. goban checkerboard, fr. Chino-Jap. go checker + ban board.]

Definition: A Japanese game, played on a checkerboard, in which the object of the game is to be the first in placing five pieces, or men, in a row in any direction.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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