ancient Chinese board game similar to go
Historical term for a board game played in ancient China, resembling go. Rarely encountered outside historical or academic contexts.
Dangi is a board game similar to go that was enjoyed in ancient China.
囲碁 is the modern Japanese name for the game of go, while 弾棋 refers to a specific historical Chinese variant.
Most common kanji spelling for this historical board game.
Variant kanji spelling using 棊 instead of 棋; both mean 'board game'.
Variant kanji spelling using 碁, which specifically means 'go', but here refers to the same historical game.
From Chinese 彈棋 (tánqí), literally 'pellet chess'. The exact rules are uncertain, but it was a board game involving marbles or pellets.