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Pentago Xl box art
2005 Ranked #19,061

Pentago Xl

This abstract marble game has players place pieces, rotate an outer board, and make five in a row first. Every placement shifts the board’s geometry, so a promising line can be created or broken immediately.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Pattern Building Pattern Recognition Category: n in a row

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.8/5

Rating

5.94

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A four-player version of Pentago. Now in color, instead of just black and white.

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A four-player version of Pentago. Now in color, instead of just black and white. An abstract strategy game with nine 3×3 grids arranged into a larger 9x9 board. Players alternate placing marbles on the board. Each player has a color of marbles, and the game is set-up to allow team-play. The first player or team to get five in a row on the entire 9x9 grid wins, but there is a twist: Every time a player places a marble they also turn any one of the game’s eight outer boards 90° in either direction. The ever-changing game board makes the game all the more challenging. Re-implements: Pentago Re-implemented by: Multiplayer Pentago

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
15 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Pål Keller Carlquist Tomas Flodén

Artists

2
Mårten Skoger Joel Ydring

Publishers

2
Mindtwister AB Tactic