On the discussion board of *144*Brf's 7th Annual St. Pat's Pente Tourney*144* tournament some players wrote that draw is not possible in regular pente games. They are wrong, draw is possible. Since I'm not a participant of this tournament, I'm writing here.
Here you can see the local fragment, the rest of the board is filled systematically.
OXXXXOOOOX XOOOOXXXXO OXXXXOOOOX XOOOOXXXXO
ABCDEFGHIJ
At first, players fill columns C,D,G,H etc. After that they fill remained columns. It is easy to see that any piece will not be captured.
(Cacher) Vous en avez marre de placer les bateaux ou les pièces d'Espionnage en début de partie? Vous pouvez aller sur l'Editeur de parties et sauvegarder quelques unes de vos positions préférées pour une utilisation future. (pauloaguia) (Montrer toutes les astuces)