Pente Live

This game cheats and makes it not fun :( I love this game in board game format and was so excited to see an online app. However, when playing the computer, it seems rigged to win & purposefully goes super fast that you cannot see the move the computer makes (other than where it landed with your pieces “mysteriously” captured) There have even been times when captures took place that weren’t possible but my pieces get moved by the computer (as another rater stated). I watched diligently for this and it happened frequently. If you can slow down the computer so the player can watch the move in real time (like other games allow) & fix the cheating glitch the game would be enjoyable; otherwise, who wants to play a game you can never win?

I love Pente, and this game is a good challenge with the computer players. I have not tried the online (Live) feature. I recommend this game if you ever played Pente in the 1980’s. I think will enjoy it. My only complaint is that there is no way to take back an errant move. Occasionally, my piece is played at the wrong location due to my finger being too large for the small screen. If it had a take move back feature I would give it 5 stars. UPDATE: Thanks for the response below. Now that I know the take back move feature exists I give it 5 stars!

I have been using this app for years! I have played about 3000 recorded games :-). The team continues to add new features to the app. One of favorite is being able to search the archive of finished games. Just set out a few stones and hit search and the board will show in color-coded format the best and worse moves based on all prior games. This is a great way to study up. You also can filter this process in many ways, by players, by winner, etc. My next favorite feature is that in live games you can swipe to dynamically rewind the prior moves and watch how the game has developed. Then just place your piece and the board snaps right back to its current state. Lastly, it has a great community of players! There are 20 or more plays the I know well through our chats and strategy discussions during and after games. There are many other features I like but download the app and give it a spin. In closing, once you know you like the games (Pente and its various versions and recently added Go) it is worth it to pay the small price for ad free games. Hope to see you soon!