{"product_id":"deluxe-pente-by-winning-moves-games-usa-family-strategy-game-of-capture-stones-for-2-to-4-players-ages-8","title":"Deluxe Pente by Winning Moves Games USA Family Strategy Game of Capture Stones for 2 to 4 Players Ages 8+","description":"\u003cp\u003e- 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the manufacturer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Strategy Game of Pente!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne at a time players place their glass stones on the intersections of the gameboard - not in the open spaces. In this image you can see that the Yellow stones have formed a 3-in-a-row. 5-in-a-row wins the game - so this player is getting close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother way to win Pente is to capture 5 sets of an opposing players stones. Captures can only consist of 2 stones. To capture a pair of stones, 2 of the same colored stones must be flanked on both sides by 2 of an opposing players stones. In this image, if yellow places a stone below the 2 green stones, they will capture and remove the 2 vertical green stones. Do you see any other potential captures?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this iamge we see what it looks like to strategically place 5 stones in a row. It may seem simple, but there's quite a bit of careful strategy involved!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PlayPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52629230649627,"sku":"B078KYR97B","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0995\/2555\/8555\/files\/81_Xhd1IxaL._AC_SX679.jpg?v=1784543364","url":"https:\/\/doorup.shop\/products\/deluxe-pente-by-winning-moves-games-usa-family-strategy-game-of-capture-stones-for-2-to-4-players-ages-8","provider":"doorup shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}