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Five in a row – Pentaballs – Board Game Review
Five in a row – Pentaballs is a Board/Entertainment/Puzzle game from Oval Software Oy, first launched in 5th December 2011.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 320+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Five in a row – Pentaballs Stand Out
Pentaballs is a game where the players' aim is to connect 5 marbles on a board, but after each move, you're able to rotate one of the 4 quadrants on the board. The first player to reach 5 wins! Play against your friend or the phone.
This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Five in a row – Pentaballs is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 11th October 2022
Recent improvements include:
Bug fixes and improvements
Download & Availability
Five in a row – Pentaballs is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Five in a row – Pentaballs on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Skip the app and play something else The app kept nagging us about reviewing it while offering a lot fo dumb adds The AI of the game is dumb too So you will win in 10 sec and watch a 5 sec add Thats stupid.
Its a different strategy game lots of fun Clear graphic.
4 times more exciting than tic tac toe.
It's seems to be a knock off of Pentago (TM), which we believe was invented in 2006. Even if we give this app developer the benefit of the doubt and assume they are not violating a copyright, they are still guilty of knocking off an award winning game and presenting it without any acknowledgement to the original creator- which we're petty sure is called plagiarism.
Great game! Drives us nuts! LOL.
Cuando uno cree q va a ganar …. Te saca!! Muy bueno.
Free but fun to play with,great free game ever.
II find the game to be mentally challenging & loads of fun for all age groups, both child & adult.
Glad someone finally put this on our smart phone.
Very challenging but that's the attraction. Definitely you need to think very spacially.
It's like an advanced tic tac toe. Simple concept but difficult execution. Highly recommended, and DON'T rage quite like these other guys it's fun against the ai when you get the hang of it plus u can play another person online ($.99) or local (free) :).
Can be very addictive. Lots of fun and thought provoking.
This is impossible to win even on easy.
Omg this is soooooooo freakin HARD!!! We never won once!!! It is a very nice game tho. If they made it where u can change da difficulty we wuld make da ratin higher :P.
Can't win. Will delete. Maybe it's ok to play with a friend, but we never tried.
Bottom line, if you can't win ot ain't fun.
Rotation combination game, very interesting, we like.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.1.2
- Size: 3.00 MB
- iOS: 14.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Oval Software Oy
Last updated: 11th October 2022 | Genre: Board, Entertainment | Developer: Oval Software Oy