PentoMind - Pentomino Puzzles at App Store analyse

App power index: 345 (based on ranks around App Stores today)
Games Education Board Educational Entertainment Puzzle Family Arcade
Developer: David P. Sumner
Price: 0 free
Current version: 3.4, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 04 Jul 2009
App size: 21.26 Mb
4.4 ( 3504 ratings )
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> 7.59k
Monthly downloads
~ $ 3.11k
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Previously featured on Apples Whats Hot in Board Games for over three months and also in Whats Hot in Puzzles.

"Pentos app is educational and addicting… the gameplay in Pentos is solid, self-explanatory, and definitely engaging. You can play some easy ones while standing in line at the DMV, or...you may want to up the difficulty to help keep your mind strong and lively!"
Sara Haley, examiner.com

You have to see it to believe it. Relaxing, yet challenging.

• Smooth animated piece movement, with rotation and 
flipping (in 3D).
• Thousands of puzzles!
• Choice of board and difficulty level.
• Hints for all puzzles.
• Option to time puzzles.
• All settings preserved if you quit the app; timing even resumes when you return.
• Shake to reset a puzzle; shake again to undo the reset.

The puzzle consists of a rectangular checkerboard and twelve pieces called pentominoes. These pieces represent all the possible ways to arrange five unit squares together so that their edges align. Your objective is to cover the board using the pentominoes.

After you choose a board size and difficulty level, PentoMind will generate an appropriate new puzzle for you to solve. Your job is then to place the pieces at teh bottom of the screen so that each white square of the board is covered by some pentomino.

You may choose to have your games timed. Then you can replay the same puzzle with a friend to see who can solve it the fastest. If you quit PentoMind during a timed game (or if you’re interrupted by a phone call), then the timing for the puzzle will resume the next time you start PentoMind.

Some puzzles may have more than one solution, in fact if you start with an empty board there may be hundreds or even thousands of possible solutions. The sole exception to this is the smallest board which has only a few solutions.

The pieces you may use are initially shown at the bottom of the screen, and you simply touch a piece to drag it onto the board. When you touch a piece, it will grow to a size that fits the dimensions of the squares on the board.

You may rotate a piece by tapping it, or you may flip it (in 3D) by double-tapping it. Alternatively, you may use buttons provided to rotate and flip the currently active piece. All piece movements are realistically animated. PentoMind is geared towards ease of use and playability.

Pieces are not allowed to overlap; should an overlap occur, a star icon will appear above one of the overlaps.

To return a piece to its original spot at the bottom of the display, simply drag it down off the board.

You may reset a puzzle by shaking your iPhone/iPod, and if you shake it again before moving another piece but after a pause, the pieces will return to where you had them.
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Canada 3.99 CAD
China 6 CNY
France 2.99 EUR
Germany 2.99 EUR
Italy 2.99 EUR
Netherlands 2.99 EUR
Portugal 2.99 EUR
Spain 2.99 EUR
Poland 1.09 EUR
UK 2.99 GBP
India 299 INR
Japan 400 JPY
Korea, Republic Of 4400 KRW
Poland 14.99 PLN
Russia 249 RUB
Turkey 99.99 TRY
USA 2.99 USD
Korea, Republic Of 1.09 USD
Ukraine 3.99 USD
Available for devices
iPhone4, iPad2Wifi, iPad23G, iPhone4S, iPadThirdGen, iPadThirdGen4G, iPhone5, iPodTouchFifthGen, iPadFourthGen, iPadFourthGen4G, iPadMini, iPadMini4G, iPhone5c, iPhone5s, iPadAir, iPadAirCellular, iPadMiniRetina, iPadMiniRetinaCellular, iPhone6, iPhone6Plus, iPadAir2, iPadAir2Cellular, iPadMini3, iPadMini3Cellular, iPodTouchSixthGen, iPhone6s, iPhone6sPlus, iPadMini4, iPadMini4Cellular, iPadPro, iPadProCellular, iPadPro97, iPadPro97Cellular, iPhoneSE, iPhone7, iPhone7Plus, iPad611, iPad612, iPad71, iPad72, iPad73, iPad74, iPhone8, iPhone8Plus, iPhoneX, iPad75, iPad76, iPhoneXS, iPhoneXSMax, iPhoneXR, iPad812, iPad834, iPad856, iPad878, iPadMini5, iPadMini5Cellular, iPadAir3, iPadAir3Cellular, iPodTouchSeventhGen, iPhone11, iPhone11Pro, iPadSeventhGen, iPadSeventhGenCellular, iPhone11ProMax, iPhoneSESecondGen, iPadProSecondGen, iPadProSecondGenCellular, iPadProFourthGen, iPadProFourthGenCellular,
Simple, Nice ,Adictive !

Schlicht , minimalistisch aber gerade das macht den eigenen Charm dieses Pentominos-Puzzler ! Endlos viele Brainteaser-Puzzles lassen sich generieren , lösen und in den Optionen variieren und anpassen ! Klein und unscheinbar,aber fein für Puzzlefreunde ! Macht süchtig ! : )

Lots of fun/addicting

This is such a great classic game. It is so simple yet so addicting. It is easy to work, the graphics are nice,bold, and easy to follow. It is not easy to win but that is the fun part! Love it.

Wonderful and addicting puzzle game!

Pentos is a excellent puzzle game that provides great gameplay for iPhone, perfect for when you have a few minutes to fill because it can easily stop and start without any difficulties. Pentos is the implementation of the classic Pentominos puzzles where the object of the game is to completely cover the board with a set of twelve individual pieces. Pentos provides a range of puzzle difficulties, which is great since I can tailor the puzzle to the amount of time I have to spend working on the puzzle. It also has a timer option which allows for more "competitive" gameplay. All in all it is a great puzzle game that I have thoroughly enjoyed playing and has earned a permanent spot on my iPhone.

Love it!!

This is my favorite game!! Its such a great mind-stimulator and a great way to spend time in line at the store. Every time I think I come across a puzzle with no solution, I reconfigure it and find one. I love this app!!

Sweet

This game rocks

Great new version

The game was already fun but the new version is more attractive. Either way, you can be lost for hours on this one!

Nice Game

A nice puzzlegame with lots of fun. Check it.

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