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Bōku is an abstract strategy board game〔Boku at Board Game Geek () retrieved 29 April 2011〕 played by putting marbles on a perforated hexagonal board with 80 spaces. The object of the game is to get 5 marbles in a row. The game has also been sold under the name ''Bollox'', and later ''Bolix''〔Boku background http://boku.bandoodle.co.uk/story.php〕 and won a Mensa Select award in 1999.〔List of Mensa select winners () retrieved 29 April 2011〕 Invented by Rob Nelson,〔 the former Portland Mavericks left-handed pitcher and creator of Big League Chew bubblegum. The idea for the game came to Nelson in 1991 when he was in London pitching for the Enfield Spartans. Along with good friend and owner of the Spartans Malcolm Needs they developed and marketed the game. Distributed by the London Games Company in Europe and Cadaco Toys in North America,〔 for a time it enjoyed the position of being the best selling two player strategy games in both Harrods and Hamleys. The game was awarded a Mensa International Gold Star. ==Rules== ''Bōku'' belongs to the class of connection games ("n-in-a-row" games) similar to Gomoku or ''Connect Four''. It has two main rules: * the game is won by putting five marbles into a row * if a player traps two of his opponent's marbles between two of his own, he may remove one of the sandwiched marbles (and the opponent may not put a marble back into the same place with his next move).〔Rules of Boku () Retrieved 29 April 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bōku」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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