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Playing Pente (handcrafted version) - La Cantera ONG - Argentina
Blue/Orange stones from the Parker edition
A typical Pente game
Pente
Green creates an open four - yellow searches for what to do to strike back! Yellow won this game by captures.
The pieces from Pente, in a version with yellow and green markers.
Pente Bag with pieces
closeup detail of Pente game in progress
Action is going on. With an open 4, it looks like a sure victory for green!
My copies of Pente: The original tube, Parker Bros. box, and magnetic travel kit.

Pente (1977)

Players
2–4
Best: 2
Playing time
30–30 min
Age
8+
6.65
Average rating
3,261
Ratings
2.08/5
Weight
#2629
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Deluxe Pente +5 more
Designer:Gary Gabrel, Tom Braunlich
Publisher:(Self-Published) +15 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 7, Complexity 4.2, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity4.2
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Abstract StrategyTeam-Based GamePattern BuildingSquare Grid

Overview

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).

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

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