Black game.Īs this game shows, don't let your opponent get three in a row on one game block, or you'll be on the defensive, sometimes with losing results. Red now delivers the final blow by placing a marble at 2/8 and twisting that game block right for the win. Red does not twist because game block 3 is still neutral and does not benefit from twisting at this point.īlack counters Red again by blocking Red at 3/2 with a marble and twists game block 2 right. Red continues the offensive by placing a marble at 315. Now Black is in trouble.īlack counters with blocking Red by placing a marble at 2/4 and twisting game block 1 right. Red places a marble at 1/4 with no twist and goes on the offensive by getting three in a row on game block 1 and threatens to get five-in-a-row on the next turn. Red went first at 2/5, followed by Black at 2/6.īoth players have made three moves but neither has twisted a game block, since there hasn't been a need and one game block still remains neutral. Example Position 2/5 refers to game block 2, the middle position. This guides refers to positions on the game board as indicated oy the numbers. The game starts with an empty game board. Here is an example of a game played between Red and Black (the colors of your marbles may be different). You'll want to really watch your opponents position as it relates to yours and play as much defensive as you do offense. What seems like a simple five-in-a-row game quickly gets mind twisting as the board fills up and both players are twisting the game blocKs, creating a constantly changing and challenging game scenario. End of the GameĪ winning row of five marbles can occur vertically, horizontally or diagonally, anywhere on the board and will span two or three game blocks.
Twisting a neutral game block will have no effect on the positional nature of the game board so the twisting part of a move is optional while there are neutral game blocks. A neutral game block is one that is empty or has only one marble in the middle of it. In the beginning of the game, there will be neutral game blocks, allowing a player to ignore the twist portion of their turn.
#Free row blocks games free
A player is free to twist any of the game blocks, regardless of which game block the player placed the marble on. Players take turns at placing marbles on the game board and twisting the game blocks. The twist is the key to create winning positions in Pentago. The mind twisting part of Pentago is that each player will also twist one of the four game blocks 90 degrees (one "notch"), clockwise or counter clockwise, as part of each turn.Ī 180 degree (double "notch") twist is not allowed. The object is to get five marbles in a row before your opponent does. The chosen color goes first and places a marble anywhere on the game board. To determine who goes first, disguise one of each color marble in your hands and have your opponent choose one hand.
The game starts with an empty game board, consisting of the base and the four twistable game blocks.
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