Talk:KenKen

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RFV discussion: June–August 2020

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Recently added by relatively new editor @Dragonman9001. According to w:KenKen, this is a trademark for a specific kind of math game similar to sudoku. As such, I am uncertain if this runs afoul of WT:CFI.

Separately, the etymology is incoherent: a reduplicated term cannot be a clipping of one half of the reduplication. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 17:15, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

cited. Although the name "KenKen" started out as a trademark, the fact that I can find several instances of "kenken" and can find the plural "KenKens" seems to indicate that it has become genericized. Kiwima (talk) 23:21, 8 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 20:47, 16 August 2020 (UTC)Reply