Additionally, I would like to request that readers first look over the Pentago strategy guide that came with their game. I will be using the terms from there in my blog.
So, to the subject at hand, white openings. As we know, white plays first in Pentago, and so this automatically gives white an advantage. However, the advantage of going first is that you possess the momentum in the game. You begin on the attack. If you use proper openings, you can hold the momentum for the entire game.
You have 3 choices for where to place your piece. This may sound strange, as there are 4 game boards, and 9 slots on each, making for a total of 36 possible positions. When I say "you have 3 choices", I am referring to the choice of positioning which shall make a difference. The 3 choices I speak of are the 3 different types of positions on any one game block. There are side positions, corner positions, and middle positions.
All side positions are occupied by white,
All corner positions are occupied by white,
And there is only one middle position, occupied by white,
Now, although there are still 9 spots to place a marble on any one game board, which side position or which corner position you choose is irrelevant because this is so easily adjusted by spinning.
Opening #1: Middle Five to Triple Power Play
Your first piece will be played in the middle. Wherever black goes is irrelevant, unless he chooses in an adjacent middle position. If he does, the look past the finishing of the middle five and look to how to convert the opening to the triple power play. Next, you will take a side position on the same game block. Black may take the opposing side position, so that the game board perhaps looks like this:
However, you should next seize the middle of any adjacent game board. At this point, black will realize that something is off and they will devote more energy towards stopping you. However, you should then simply
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