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Rating:	6.7 Good
Popularity:	4
Difficulty:	Easy
Year:	1977
Players:	2-2 players
Playing time:	30 minutes
Age:	8+

Created by: Tom Braunlich, Gary Gabrel

Published by: (Self-Published), Clipper, Decipher

Alternate Names: Ninuki-Renju, Pagoda, Pente, 20th Anniversary Edition, Quina

Description:

Pente is an abstract strategy game. Players place glass markers on intersections of a 19-by-19 grid (the same as in Go). The object of the game is to get five of your own markers in a row (4 with more than 2 players) or capture five pairs of your opponent's pieces. The first to do either wins.

Capturing takes place when exactly two pieces are sandwiched between pieces of the opposite color. There are multiple variations of the game for greater challenge and complexity. The 20th anniversary edition is a deluxe version of the game with a large color game instruction book, quality game board, and six sets of different colored glass markers that allows play with up to 6 players.

Other five-in-a-row games include Go-Moku and Renju (which do not feature capturing), and Ninuki-Renju (which does).

Similar to:

5ive Straight
Take 5
5 in a Row
Go-Moku
Renju

Prices:

Retail Price:	$35
Amazon:	$48
Ebay:	$14

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Pente Game Rules

PENTE is a fast-moving game of skill for two or more players which resembles checkers in ease of learning and simplicity plays like sophisticated tic-tac-toe, and yet approaches chess in its tactical depth and wonderful variety.

Pente is actually an outstanding innovation, derived from several closely related board games that have been popular in the Orient for centuries. Among these games are GO (probably the oldest game in the world), Niniku-Rinju, and Go-Moku.

Pente is a contemporary game that combines the best elements of all three-the simplicity of Go-Moku, the flashy tactics of Niniku- Rinju, and the profound strategy of GO. All of these games can be played on the PENTE board. â€¦

Pente F.A.Q.

Q: Does six-in-a-row also win?

Yes, six or more stones in a row win the game as well as five.

Q: Can a stone be played on the edge of the board?

Yes, you may play on the very edge of the grid; and also inside the four hemispheres, each of which covers three "invisible" intersections that can be used.

Q: Can I break up a five-in-a-row by capturing one of its stones?

No, when a player gets five-in-a-row, he or she wins immediately. It does not matter if the opponent can "capture across" for the winning five-in-a-row, even if that would be his or her fifth capture. â€¦

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