I need directions or instructions for the board game PENTA.. thanks?

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   The 2nd poster hasn't said anything wrong, but she's missing something.  If there are pieces lined up thus:
   
   X  O   O
   
   and X places a piece on the end, thus:
   
   X  O   O   X
   
   X  captures to enemy pieces s/he has surrounded.  
   
   Capturing only works on a pair of enemy pieces, not one or three or any other number in a row, and you can't self-capture:
   
   X  O   __   X
   
   If O places a piece on the line, s/he hasn't gotten the two pieces captured.
   
   If you capture five pairs of your opponent's pieces, you win the game.

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   If you're looking for the rules for Parker Brothers' PENTE they should be at the Hasbro web site. Go to www.hasbro.com and click "Customer Service."

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   If you're talking about the game for 2 players with colored stones, these are the rules...
   
   Each player has one color of stones, you place the stones onto the board into a box, alternating turns.  The first person to get 5 (penta) in a row, wins the game.  It's  basically a flat version of connect 4, with 5 instead.
   
   If you're talking about another game, I found this:
   
   http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewitem.ph...

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