I find it interesting players are caring more about the game board, draw buttons and other things that dont matter... <hell why is the board green????>

Everyone should be trying to think of a way to make the game more fair for black!

thad-
K10 is the center... make a sticky if you cant remmber
dont click or except draws...

Thad, the centre of the board is already highlighted :)

Ok, you are right, but it would still be nice to have the outer markers as well. The center spot is highlited in Pente at the start of the game. My real problem is in Small Pente, where it is not. I get confused by the different game variation names on different sites. I will make a post on that DB. ;-)

Thad

Well, see now, I did it again, it's not Small Pente, but Open Pente, which needs a center marker. And the reason that I posted here is that there is no Open Pente DB. ;-)

Thad

looks like you have a way bigger problem!

you play that 13x13 bs (small pente), and games were there is no opening move restriction in effect (open pente).
when will people learn 13x13 pente was IYTs invention, AND iyt WAS WRONG!

Sam, I do not have a bigger problem. I like to play without the opening move restriction (not necessarily against everyone or all the time). Playing this way has been discussed to death here and at other places and I am not going to get into that again. There is no reason I can't play this way. The only version of Pente here without the opening restriction is played on a board without a center marker (and K10 is not the center square either). It would be better if there were one, (along with the other markers on all the boards). Do you disagree with that?

Thad

G7, is the center if that helps you : )
as for the other markers, why should they be there? the markers are used for opening restriction games.... <lets first player know were they can play there second move>

Sam,

Actually, IYT has markers six lines out on their 19 x 19 boards and only five lines from center on their 13 x 13 boards. Neither of these correspond to P1's move #2 restriction. Pente.net's markers are six and three lines from center on their boards and you can play with or without the restriction on either size board. BrainKing has no markers at all. I believe the way pente.net has their markers on the 19 x 19 board is the way they were originally done by inventor of Pente and by the various game board manufacturers through the years, but I'm not certain of that. Only DSG has the markers 3 lines out.

So now we've tripped over something interesting. Why are the markers traditionally placed where they are (and where exactly do they belong)? Anyone?

Thad

thad- i have never played at pente.net so i must take your word.

the board has markers 3 away like at .net, and dsg, they are there for opening move restriction, there is also a marker at 6 out, most likly from the origianl go boards...

very funny taurec, but so far you have not proved your wise at all : )