Renju

No one can have missed the current outbreak of the Coronavirus. When writing this there is still a tipping point on whether or not there will be a pandemic spread of the virus or if the world succeeds in containing it. Mainly it is mainland China who needs to work hard in limiting additional spread.

The Corona outbreak also affects the Renju community. We have now received news of that the Renju World Championship 2020 has been cancelled due to the risk of further transmission of the Corona-virus.

The Renju World Championship 2020 was planned to be held in May 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden. Many of the top Renju players in the world come from the very same countries which have been very affected by the virus. That, and of course the risk for further transmission, led to the decision of cancelling the Renju World Championship.

Replacement tournament

There will be a replacement tournament held in Stockholm for the players that actually can make it to the land in northern Europe and there will be other tournaments held throughout the year in almost every part of the world.

There will be tournaments in Estonia, Turkey and Russia and lets put out hope to scientists and researchers that they will find a quick cure and vaccine to the Coronavirus. Hopefully, we will see no more cancellations of Renju tournaments this year.

We will also see some other tournaments as well and some of the top Renju players are also doing some poker tournaments between Renju events. The strategic skill held by Renju players easily transition into poker strategies where logic, as well as maths, come into play.

How will this affect Renju

There is no doubt that Renju has its fair share of supporters and players. But still, we are engaged in a very slim strategy game, where the number of players is still quite low compared to other strategy games. Therefore, one must ask, is the future bright for Renju and us who plays it?

First of all, it must be stated that Renju is a very good strategy game. Of course, we are a bit biased, but no one can deny the sheer power of the game itself – where strategy and deep thinking clearly outclasses a weaker mind.

Secondly, it is a very nice and friendly community in the world of Renju.

However, it is always hard for a niche game having to face difficulties like external factors, such as the Coronavirus. We are to some extent dependent on being able to evolve the sport and promote it by tournaments and media coverage. Therefore, it can be a bit of a blow to the Renju community when things like this happen.

Renju has for sure a place in the future of strategy games. It is still one of the best games according to its very dedicated community. Now it is up to us who still play and enjoy the game to really make an effort of pushing this game out there. Especially important when the Renju Team World Championship was cancelled.

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Renju is definitely one of the most simple but still complicated games there is out there today. The simplicity due to the very simple rules and playing field and the complicity due to the great chess-like mind games that is taking place between the two competitors during the exciting games of Renju.

The game got its name by a Japanese journalist in 1899 and has since conquered the world as one of the most popular simple games played among people all over the globe. You can either play it with white and black stoned on structured playing field or a simple paper and pen style of game that can be considered as the most common one.

Renju, has however been substituted by some game enthusiasts, for casino online, but is despite this very likely to survive for many years to come. The graphics and features offered at these games are much more developed than the simple Renju games, but the best combination must be considered a little but of both. This way, you can get the best of the old-fashioned games combined with the modern graphics from the online games such as slots and live casino.

The most eminent countries when it comes to competing in Renju internationally are Sweden, Russia and last but not least, the founding nation Japan that has got a proud history of playing the game across all generations. Old and young competed for fun and for glory in organized or not organized games that are being played regularly all across Japan, with Yokohama and Tokyo being the main cities when it comes to Renju games.

The 15th world cup will be held during 2017 in Taipei and it is the first time it is being held in this country. The reign champion Qi Guan from Chine, is supposed to be among the front-runners when it comes to being the tournament champion. He won the last championship that was being held in Suzdal, Russia in 2015. During the history of the championships there have been two different people who have one the championship not only once The Japanese Shigeru Nakamura, who won in 1989 and 1991 and the legend Ando Meritee from Estonia who has a hat trick of winnings.

It is hard to say what we can expect from this year’s championship hence it is hold in a new country and that the worldwide popularity across the globe has lead to more competition among the tournament participants. Since Meritee lives in Taiwan, he is likely to compete and challenge for a title once again. A title that would be his fourth world championship title if he manage to go home with the victory. Something that will make this living legend of Renju even more untouchable than he already is. In addition to his three world championships he also won “The Clash of the Titans” against Nakamura, when they played against each other back in 1999.

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Welcome to Renju.nu – Everything you need to know about Renju! On this website we will write news, articles, rules and more about Renju. We have been playing Renju for many years and are very excited to share our knowledge with this community. We hope that you will enjoy our posts. Feel free to contact us with ideas, feedback or anything else. We are based in Stockholm, Sweden but like to travel to different Renju Championships around the world. Stay tuned!