Pente is a strategy board game

Board game

A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...

 created in 1977 by Gary Gabrel, based on the Japanese game ninuki-renju, a variant of renju

Renju

Renju is the professional variant of Gomoku, a board game originated from Japan in Heian Period. It was named Renju by Japanese journalist Ruikou Kuroiwa on December 6, 1899 in a Japanese newspaper Yorozu chouhou . It is played with black and white stones on a 15x15 intersection Go board...

 or gomoku

Gomoku

Gomoku is an abstract strategy board game. Also called Gobang or Five in a Row, it is traditionally played with go pieces on a go board ; however, because once placed, pieces are not moved or removed from the board, gomoku may also be played as a paper and pencil game...

 which is played on a Go

Go (board game)

Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...

 board of 19 x 19 intersections with white and black stones. In contrast to renju, ninuki-renju and Pente allow captures, but Pente added a new opening rule. In the nineteenth century, gomoku was introduced to Britain where it was known as "Go Bang" (borrowed from Japanese 'goban' 碁盤 meaning 'go board').
PENTE is a registered trademark

Trademark

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 of Hasbro for strategy game equipment.