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| | | Description: | | Deluxe Pente is the classic 80's game of skill, returning in a handsome new addition. Get five stones in a row or capture your opponent's stones to win!Pente Deluxe features a quality roll-up game board, just like the classic edition of the original game. Four sets of stones, each in a velour draw-string bag, allow for two to four players. The travel tube provides for convenient storage. | | | Features: | |
• Includes 4 sets of stones, velour bags, and a travel tube.
• Ages: 8 to Adult
• 2 to 4 Players
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.6 inches | | Product Height:
| 18.4 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.06 pounds | | Package Length:
| 18.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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41 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 The worst item I have ever ordered on AmazonNov 16, 2006
By Jonathan B. Skaines
I ordered this item excited to relive some childhood memories of the game and was very disappointed.
What I was hoping would be a reproduction of the original was instead an ugly, overpriced mousepad! The print quality on the board is a joke. Very blurry and an ugly blue instead of the nice cream color of the original.. And instead of a thin piece of leather-like material like the original, the board is the same thickness of a mousepad with the thick rubber backing and everything. Ok, No big deal, right? Wrong!
Imagine how disappointed I was when I rolled up the board to discover the board and the stones do not fit into the tube! No wonder they ship it outside the tube in the box! The glass stones are much like the original, but very light in color -- this was about the only good thing going for the set so for that I'll give it 1 star.
I sent this item back immediately upon receipt and would encourage anyone else interested in PENTE to find an original set and not buy this joke of a reproduction.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Great Game!Dec 21, 2006
By O. Jaworski
First of all, the stones DO fit into the tube without a problem - you have only to roll the sacks up with the board instead of trying to fit them all on top afterward. I can't compare the board to the 'classic' version, but I find this one durable and convenient.
Pente has become an instant favorite, and as a game designer myself, I greatly respect its elegance. If you've never played this game, TRY IT! The rules are incredibly simple yet the game-play is surprisingly rich and deep (much more than checkers but less than chess).
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Winning Moves Pente GameAug 27, 2007
By Melynda L. Renner
"Melynda"
I am one of the ones who bought and loved this game in the 70's. Somewhere along the way my children lost the original mat to my set and we have been using our go mat instead (also a 19 x1 19 grid). Having a nostalgia for the original mat, and wanting to put my go mat back with those stones, I ordered this set. I was some disappointed that this Pente set came with only 4 sets of stones instead of my original 6 sets, but it's been a while since I've played with 6 people... The real problem to this set is that the round storage tube is not wide enough to actually hold the rolled-up mat, and the 4 sacks of playing pieces. It's a problem fixable by buying a larger mailing tube at Staples, but it seems a stupid problem to have to fix for a new game. The game itself is great. I still play it, my children play it, and sometimes we introduce new friends to the game too. The instructions with this set are an improvement over what came with my 1970's set.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Great Fun!Mar 10, 2007
By S. Breeze
I love the "board," I love the stones and their little bags. I'm wondering though why I bought the four-person version because I can't see playing it with more than one person.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great GameAug 09, 2007
By L. McCary
I bought this as a gift for my husband. He loved it, and he and his family (avid pente-players) really liked the look of the board. It is a really nice set, easy to put away as well.
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