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# **Pente**

Five in a row wins, and so do five captured pairs. Play Pente online against friends or the bot.

2 - 2 Players

Bots available

**Open Lobbies**

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## **Leaderboard**

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## **Two ways to win**

Pente plays like Gomoku, except that stones get captured. So you don't just build rows, you also have to look after your own stones.

### **Five in a row**

Just like in Gomoku, five of your stones next to each other win, in any direction.

### **Capture five pairs**

Every captured pair counts. Take ten of your opponent's stones off the board and you win, even without a row.

### **Board size**

The classic board is 19×19. On 15×15 things get tighter and captures come earlier.

**Engine Support**

### **Play against bots**

Challenge strong bots and improve your gameplay. Adjust the bot strength to your level!

- ![Pente Bot]()

  **Pente Bot****Easy****Medium****Hard**

## **How Pente works**

If you know Gomoku, there's only one new rule to learn: capturing.

1. **1**### **Start in the center**

   Black always places the first stone on the center point. After that you take turns.
2. **2**### **Capture pairs**

   If exactly two of your opponent's stones sit between your new stone and one of yours, you take both off the board.
3. **3**### **The gap is safe**

   If you place a stone into such a gap yourself, nothing happens. Only the move that closes the bracket captures.
4. **4**### **Five wins**

   Five in a row or five captured pairs. Whatever happens first decides the game.
5. ### **Ready?**

   Against the bot you quickly learn which pairs are in danger.

## **Three tips to get started**

### **Watch your pairs**

Two of your stones side by side are a target as soon as one end is open. A third stone or a blocked end keeps them safe.

### **Captures win time**

A capture often breaks up one of your opponent's rows as well. You get a pair and remove a threat in the same move.

### **Keep an eye on the count**

Once your opponent has four pairs, a single capture is enough for them. From then on you can't allow any bracket.

## **What you can do here**

### **Play the bot**

The bot captures pairs, protects its own and plays on three levels.

### **Capture count**

Next to the board you always see how many pairs each side has captured.

### **Time control**

From bullet to classical, with a bonus per move or no clock at all.

### **Take back**

When a move is taken back, the captured stones come back onto the board too.

### **Move list**

Step through the game with the arrow keys, captures included.

### **Share games**

Send the link to your game to friends.

### **Spectate**

Follow running games live.

### **Rated games**

Rated games count for the leaderboard. Or just play for fun with friends.

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