Deluxe Pente, by Winning Moves Games USA, Family Strategy Game of Capture Stones for 2 to 4 Players, Ages 8+

Deluxe Pente, by Winning Moves Games USA, Family Strategy Game of Capture Stones for 2 to 4 Players, Ages 8+

• HISTORY: This ingenious game was invented by Gary Gabrel while working as a dishwasher at a pizza place in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It went on to become one of the best-selling games at Parker Brother in the 1980's.
• PLAYERS: Pente is one of those rare awesome 2 player strategy games, that is equally as awesome with 3 players or teams of 2.
• THE BOARD: For those that remember, the board is just like the original. It is made of mouse pad like material and rolls up so it can easily go in a back pack!
• THE PLAY: Players take turns placing 1 stone on the board at a time. The object is to simply get 5 in a row, or to capture 5 sets of your opponents stones..
• CAPTURE: Often times it's easier to capture your opponents stones than to get 5 in a row. A capture happens when you surround 2 of your opponents stones on both sides.

Our deluxe pente is a fast moving game of skill for 4 players. Pente resembles checkers in ease of learning and simplicity, plays like a sophisticated tic-tac-toe, and yet approaches chess in its tactical Depth and wonderful variety. This sleek strategy game originated in the 1970's. Be the first player to place 5 stones in a row, or to capture 5 pairs of your opponent's stones, and win the game! the players ALIGN five stones of the same color in vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines. You can capture your opponent's stones by flanking pairs of an opponent's stones in any same direction. There are multiple variations of the game for greater challenge and complexity. This new (4) player version contains a roll-up pente game board (with rubber backing), 4 sets of colored glass stones (blue, green, clear and amber). four cloth drawstring stone storage bags and illustrated instructions. Recommended for ages 8+