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Pentagonia

Type(s)

Board Game

Educational Skills Product

Social Responsibility

Ages:

8-12

Price:

$20.00

Phone:

306-652-1280

This game is based on tic-tac-toe and is a two-player strategy game. There is a board game where thinking is the goal as well as the challenge. The rules and five-sided game board makes it a unique game to play. Pentagonia is usually completed within 20 minutes. There is an educational aspect of pattern recognition and learning strategy. It is very easy to learn the basic game, but another to learn the strategies. You have to determine which game piece is best to move when the opportunity arises. There are three ways to win and four phases of play. Repeat a three in a row alignment is the key to winning. The three stages provide for placing the buttons on the board and sliding strategic positions. This is a game that children and adults can enjoy playing together. It is fast paced, stimulating, and challenging, and another winning product from Canada.

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