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- To begin the game, the first player starts by placing a stone (playing piece)
- on the center point. The second player then places a stone on any inter-
- section, anywhere on the board. The players then continue to alternate moves
- playing one stone at a time on any unoccupied intersection. The stones are
- only played on the intersections of the lines, including the edge of the board.
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- Once played, a stone may not be moved again unless captured.
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- The object of the game
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- I. To win by getting five (or more) stones in a row, either horizontally,
- vertically, or along a diagonal, with no empty points between them.
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- II. To win by capturing five pairs (or more) of the opponents stones.
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- There now follows:
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- I. An explanation of five-in-a-row
- II. An explanation of captures
- III. An explanation of placing pieces
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- Five-in-a-row must be in a straight consecutive line, but may run in any
- direction, horizontally, vertically or diagonally, just like tic-tac-toe.
- For a demonstration of a winning game sequence touch the space bar.
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- Note that now the player playing with the "#" cannot win. If a move is made on
- either side, the other player may put the winning move on the other. This
- situation is called an unblocked 4 and is usually equivalent to check-mate!
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- Stones are captured in pairs (and only in pairs) whenever two adjacent stones
- are bracketed by stones of the opposite color. All four pieces involved must be
- in a straight consecutive line. Captures can be made along diagonal as well as
- horizontal and vertical lines. As soon as the capturing play is made, the
- captured stones should be removed from the grid ( when playing on the computer
- this is done automatically ) and placed in view, along the boarder so that both
- players can see how many pieces have been captured.
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- When playing pente against the computer, choose the "H" option from the main
- menu. The computer will allow you to move first. To place your move, place the
- angle brackets over the intersection where you wish to move (note: on the
- first move you must move in the center position) by touching the arrow keys on
- the right of the keyboard. Once you have positioned the angle brackets at that
- position, you will place the move by touching the space-bar. You will now
- alternate turns with the computer until the game is over, or you may start
- a new game by touching ESC (escape key). Good luck and enjoy!!
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