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Pente

Pente is an abstract strategy board game for two or more players, created in 1977 by Gary Gabrel. A member of the m,n,k game family, Pente stands out for its custodial capture mechanic, which allows players to "sandwich" pairs of stones and capture them by flanking them on either side. This changes the overall tactical assessments players face when…

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Chance
None
Players
2–4
Playing time
5–30 minutes
Publishers
Winning Moves Games USA (2004 – present) Parker Brothers (1983 – 1993) Pente Games (1979 – 1983)
Setup time
None
Skills
Strategy

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Pente

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples108
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Pente

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related to Invention · 13
Pente → Checkers, Gabrel, Gary Gabrel, Go, Gomoku, He, Hideaway Pizza, It, Ninuki-Renju, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, The
related to Tournament rules · 12
Pente → D-Pente, DK-Pente, Don Banks, It, Keryo Pente, Pente Newsletter, Play, Pro, Swap, The, The Swap, Tom Braunlich
related to Rules · 9
Pente → As, Black, Captures, Go, Players, Stones, The, White, White's
related to First player advantage · 8
Pente → Analysis, Elo, FPA, Further, Gomoku, The Pro Tournament Rule, Tom Braunlich, When
related to Pente Games Inc. · 8
Pente → Cookie Centraccos, Dr, Gabrel, He, Lee Centraccos, Pente Games Inc, Pente's, While
related to Professional play · 8
Pente → Gomoku, It, Poland, Polish Association, Polskie Stowarzyszenie Gomoku Renju, Renju, The, United States Pente Association
related to Sale to Parker Brothers · 8
Pente → Despite, Gabrel, Gary Gabrel, He, On July, Parker Brothers, Pente Games Inc, The
related to Basic shapes · 6
Pente → Beginners, Certain, Pairs, Pente's, The, They
related to Captures · 6
Pente → If, In, Notable, Pente's, Players, The
related to Modern · 6
Pente → Brainking, In Pente, K10, The, This, Vint

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player stones two open game games stone stretch one pair tria capture play opponent board first shape either three players

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PenteChanceNone1.00infobox
PentePlayers2–41.00infobox
PentePlaying time5–30 minutes1.00infobox
PentePublishersWinning Moves Games USA (2004 – present) Parker Brothers (1983 – 1993) Pente Games (1979 – 1983)1.00infobox
PenteSetup timeNone1.00infobox
PenteSkillsStrategy1.00infobox
Penteis aabstract strategy board game for two or more players0.90text
Penteis aregistered trademark of Hasbro for strategy-game equipment0.90text
Penteis avariant of Pente invented by Jay E0.90text
Gomokuinstance ofk games0.80text
the wedge formation.Stretch twoA stretch two is a pattern with stones placed near each other with an empty space in betweeninstance ofbe used to great advantage by intermediate and advanced players due to their ability to threaten to form open trias and their use in advanced tactics0.80text
Penterelated to Advanced shapesAdvanced Pente0.60section

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