Groups comparison

Gomoku (五目;ごもく;Five in a Row;Connect 5;Pente;Gobang) - 1975 to 2014
A board game traditionally played with Go pieces on a Go board where the winner is the player who gets an unbroken row of exactly five stones horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Connect 4 (Four in a Row;Plot Four;Four in a Line;Connect Four;Puissance) - 1979 to 2013
A variation of Gomoku (Connect 5) with less strict rules (rows can be longer than the specified number).

Renju (連珠;Lianzhu) - 1980 to 2001
A professional variant of Gomoku with extra rules for the starting player (black) and a more complicated start.

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