The invention of Pente
Posted:
Aug 24, 2000, 8:58 PM
I fairly new in the pente community (my user name elsewhere is Monkey-King), so forgive me if I'm stepping into a mess with my question/comment.
I'm wondering what people think of Gary Gabrel as inventor of pente? It seems to me that, more accurately, he's the a brander and promoter of Pente, than a true game-inventor. Ninuki Renju (translates as two-(pieces)-to-take-away-two-chain-stones) has identical rules to pente and certainly predates it.
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Re: The invention of Pente
Posted:
Aug 25, 2000, 8:01 PM
Yeah, you're right they do have some differences. I couldn't connect to the link you posted, but if I remember right the main difference is it's illegal in Ninuki Renju to form two or more triads (including a stretch 3) in one move. Also, lines of more than 5 don't don't for a win (acutally, I'm not sure what the pente rule in this regart is).
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Re: The invention of Pente
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Aug 28, 2000, 12:35 AM
I think Gary Gabrel was more of a promoter and entrepeneur. He made a very slight change to the Asian game, packaged it in a cool tube with neat beads and a roll-up board, and pushed it into the night club circuit to compete with backgammon. He also timed his exit perfectly with the sell of the game to Parker Brothers. Whether more creator or promoter, I'm glad he succeeded. Scott
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Re: The invention of Pente
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Nov 2, 2007, 6:35 PM
I'll bet that gary gabrel made more money in pente than anyone else has, so he is truly the masters master, I guess that means he would be the only pente grandmaster !!!
