Gobang(五子棋英文介绍)

Zhu1(Claire)YuanZhuProfessorLynchHistory&CultureofGamesOctober22015TheGameofWuZiQiWuZiQi(五子棋),alsoknownasGobangorGomoku,isalogicstrategyboardgamecommonlyplayedwithblackandwhitepiecesand19x19board(15x15insomecountries)withintersectionsfromthegameGo.TheoriginofthegamehasbeendebatedbutresearchershavefoundevidenceindicatingChinaasitscountryoforigin.TherecordofgameGocanbetrackedbacktotheeraofEmperorYao,approximately4000yearsago.However,thegameofGobangisbelievedtobemoreancient.SomeevidencehasindicatedthatthegameofWuZiQiwasinventedandspreadamongthecommonChinesepeopleevenearlierthan2350BC.SimilartothemoderngameConnectFour,WuZiQiisagameofalignment.Playerswithblackorwhitepiecesplacestonesonfreeintersectionsontheboard,Thegoalofthegameistolinefivepiecesvertically,horizontally,ordiagonally.“WuZi”means“fivepoints”or“fivepieces”,referringtothegoalistogetfivestonesinarow.“Qi”is“chess”.WuZiQihasalwaysbeenmoresuitableforyoungkidsandtheelderlythanforadults.Althoughtherulesofthegamewereconsideredoverlysimpleandcompletelyfree,WuZiQibecameoneofthemostfavoredgamesinChina.However,WuZiQiisnotrestrictedtobeplayedonlyonGoset.ConsideredavastlyexpandedversionofTik-Tac-Toe,itcanalsobeplayedonapieceofgraphingpaperwithsymbolssuchas“X”and“O”.BoardgameswithsimilarrulescanalsobefoundinancientGreeceandpre-ColumbiancivilitiesofAmerica.WuZiQiInJapanAround270BC,WuZiQiwasintroducedtoJapanfromChinawiththenameGomoku(五目並べ),meaning“fivesteps”inJapanese.DuringthedevelopmentofGomokuinJapan,traditionalChineserulesofplayingGomokuwerefoundtoosimpleandingreatfavorofblack.AfterKuroiwaRuikouprovedthattherewasasurewinforblackasthebeginnerofthegame,scientistsinJapanstartedtoreplacetraditionalruleswithnew,moreadvancedrules.Thefirstvolumeofthisboardgame,Kakugo,appearedin1858.Nevertheless,thesocietywasstilldebatingontheofficialnameofthisboardgameinJapan.Peopleevenconductedanopenpolltodecidewhatitshouldbecalled.In1899,thefirstpermanentJapaneseMeijin,GorakuTakayama,formallynamedit“Renju”(连珠),andpublisheditinYorozu-ChouhounewspaperonDecember6th,1899.Afterthat,WuZiQi-playersbegantofollowthismoreregulatedsystem,thegameofRenjuhasbeenwidespreaduntilthepresent.DevelopinginOtherCountriesWuZiQiwasbroughtintoEuropearound1885andbecameknownbythenameof“SpoilFive”.Insteadofplacingstonesonintersections,playersinEuropeputtheminboxes.InEnglandthisboardgamewascalledGobang,whichwasadoptedfromChinese棋盘,whichmeanschess-board.”TheKoreanversionofWuZiQiiscalledOmok(오목).ItwasoriginatedfromJapan.InordertohavemorepowerontheWhiteside,theVietnameseversionCarohadsomestrictrules,whichhasmadeitmoreflexibleforWhitetodefend.GaryGabrel,adishwasheratHideawayPizza,inStillwater,Oklahoma,inventedasimilarstrategygamefortwoormoreplayerscalledPentein1977.WithcheckerboardtableclothsatHideawayPizza,customerscouldplayPentewhilewaitingfortheirorderstoarrive.WorldChampionshipsFoundedonAugust8,1988,inStockholm,Sweden,theRenjuInternationalFederation(RIF)holdsandparticipatesininternationaltournaments.RenjuplayershavetofollowRIF’sstandardrulesduringthegames.RenjuWorldChampionships::::“BoardgamesHistory:theJapanesegameofGomoku”:“TheRenjuInternationalFederation”::“HistoryofRenju”::