noun
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.
弾棋は古代中国で楽しまれた囲碁に似た盤上遊戯である。
Dangi is a board game similar to go that was enjoyed in ancient China.
Variant kanji spelling using 碁, which specifically means 'go', but here refers to the same historical game.
囲碁 is the modern Japanese name for the game of go, while 弾棋 refers to a specific historical Chinese variant.
From Chinese 彈棋 (tánqí), literally 'pellet chess'. The exact rules are uncertain, but it was a board game involving marbles or pellets.