Pentagame: The Pentagram Shaped Board Game
A project in Berlin, Germany by Jan Suchanek000days
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A game with simple rules and NO DICE that is played on a pentagram star for two, three, or four players.
Backers: 99
Average Pledge Per Backer: €103
Funded: €10,190 of €9,999
Dates: Sep 5th -> Oct 20th (45 days)
Project By: Jan Suchanek
Backers: 99
Average Pledge Per Backer: €103
Funded: €10,190 of €9,999
Dates: Sep 5th -> Oct 20th (45 days)
Project By: Jan Suchanek
€10,190
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 20 @ 17:02 -0400 GMT
101%
of goal
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Latest News
Last Day! 
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Sunday is an appropriate day for the "last judgement" of this campaign. I reckon most of what was to be done I have done, at least I have done all I could. And that little left should be doable too, no? So let's be positive and believe we'll have... (Read More)
Video Message
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Rather than writing, I take video: LAST CALL. Have a great weekend! Pentagonal love Jan (Read More)
Tournament Results
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The winner was... Hoge by points, and Nikky by number of wins. Here is the table: Results Tournament October 17th 2019 at c-base in Berlin Champion Manja was unable to attend, as were some other players of course. Very pleased about those who... (Read More)
Prototype Family Picture
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Since this campaign is nearing its end - or shall I say: vertex? - I got a bit bluesy and had a look in my drawer and spread out all the prototypes I have kept over the years. Here is the picture: Prototype Family Picture Number (8) is dated "2012".... (Read More)
Countdown
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
So, tomorrow is the next Pentagame tournament, and I gather many players are well in training... almost scary. It will be a feast. Here's the flyer again. I have also prepared 10 certificates for the winners. I guess again the real goal will be to... (Read More)
Radio, Podcast, and picture of the "Urspiel"
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Radio, Podcast If German is your language, listen to me (Jan) on the radio. The show of spoken interview from the communication deck of c-base will be aired in Berlin on 88,4 on Tuesday, October 15th, 22:45 until midnight. https://fr-bb.org The... (Read More)
More stuff!
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I received a parcel with more pieces. This will allow me to make more of the minimalist ("soft cover") sets for the tournament next Thursday. Rabbits, cats, cars and aeroplanes, plus some extra bits and bops I may need. Pentagame material That... (Read More)
Playing, playing, playing and playing some more
October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
So, this was a beautiful evening with Anna, we played about six games in a very cosy bar in Berlin-Neukölln. Game in action in Neukölln I lost once or twice but won often enough to feel good, and there were some really interesting games. Of course... (Read More)
Today: Podcast with a Rant
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Tournament Oct 17th Players here in Berlin are all gearing up for the next tournament it seems, all thrilled about this particular opening called "The Devil's Fork"... The tournament will be held on the 17th, a Thursday, here in... (Read More)
Prototype Video
October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning! I have made a little video blog where I show the most recent and some older prototypes: - the recent soft cover prototypes - the recent hard cover prototypes - an old colored fold-up prototype - the magnetic board (of which I once made... (Read More)
Board Design Middle Stops, Tournament Scheduled
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hiya, I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. #1 Board Layout Improved #2 Tournament October 17th #3 Swedish translation #4 Prototypes #1 BOARD LAYOUT IMPROVED Things are moving forward surely if slowly; one thing is we have finally come round to... (Read More)
Kotlin Implemtation much improved
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a hot update from c-base: Nikky has much improved the Kotlin implementation - much stuff in the background, but also the touch and feel: looks exactly like the real game now: \o/ Klick on the image to try it out: Kotlin Implementation 2.0 by... (Read More)
Polish translation and better Kotlin
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hiya, today in the news: Languages! Ewa has translated the rules into Polish. So now we have them in: German, English, French, Latin, Plattdüütsch, Indonesian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Georgian, Greek, Spanish, Russian and Polish.... (Read More)
New Video and Java Application!
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi guys, have a good sunny Sunday! I have made a very short explanatory video. Nikky has made a Kotlin/Java implementation of the game mechanics, which is amazing, and you can try it out. So please check the campaign page! God bless, Jan (Read More)
Cracked the 3K
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
So, we've cracked the 3K line, that's 30% of funding. Which given the remaining time means we're sort of on track, but we need a further boost nevertheless. Means kick ass of those who say they'd back and haven't yet I guess. Another sweet idea came... (Read More)
Up Your Ante!
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone... Special thanks to everyone who got in contact. I really enjoy chatting to you guys! Please keep it up. All your comments are really helpful. One was from H*** who says I should offer a "Signed Copy plus 3" reward, and I have... (Read More)
Playing Continues
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are some pics from the scene. Firstly, my friend, backer, great artists and Pentagame plyer Jonas Drummer (of Tiger Lillies Fame) posts these pictures. London Pentagame Players London Pentagame Players Which shows nicely that the game is... (Read More)
In Your Face: A Surprise Victory
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This is an example from a real game. I was in the lead, having already moved a piece to its goal, and two other pieces of mine were just steps away from their goals. My opponent Nico, a mathematician and fine Go player, had one piece out but... (Read More)
BoardGameGeek
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Guys! Pentagame is now finally on BoardGameGeek - the world's largest board game database and community. So I must ask you please to make some noise there so that it becomes apparent that yes, we ARE around. Rate the game, make a forum post, ask... (Read More)
Prototypes
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
These are the "soft cover prototypes" of which I have some dozen lying around. It's just a poster print cut out. The pieces are somehow random wooden pieces I got from the shelves. Soft cover prototype packed in plastic bag Soft cover prototype... (Read More)
Some Opening Theory and New Prototype Pieces
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
I have mentioned that swap and replace are the two typical opening moves, and we don't know which one is better. Swap somehow appears stronger than it is, since it can be refuted (like pretty much everything else). I personally think replace is a... (Read More)
Take a bath!
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This is a floating magnetic Pentagame. Self-rewarding (Read More)
What an amazing start... And now?
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, that was a good start indeed, and I suppose the first wave is just over now... Time to get the second wave rolling in, I guess. The final pieces will be nicer than these, even, of course. - On the tournament table (5cm hight pieces) Let me... (Read More)
Thank you! And some thoughts on opening moves
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for your early support - I believe we are on track to get this thing spread out as widely as it truly deserves. Let us push this jointly through! Some thoughts on opening moves As a bonus, I would like to expand a little on the opening... (Read More)
Thursday Pentagame Night at c-base
September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
PENTAGAME PLAYING EVERY THURSDAY Every Thursday from 7pm . Players of all levels and species welcome. Enough boards to make you all happy. People also play Go, Chess, Quattro and other abstract board games there. Venue: c-base (Rungestr. 20, 10179... (Read More)
Pentagame Tournament on Launch Day!
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Tournament on Launch Day Results! So on September 5th 2019 we had a tournament at c-base in Berlin, and after that we had the Kickstarter launched! We had 12 participants in the tournament, two had to leave early, unfortunately. We were playing... (Read More)
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