Pentobi focuses on playing the board game Blokus against a strong computer opponent. It is catalogued under Games on PulseGate.

Pentobi is an open-source project built for board game enthusiasts.

Yes — Pentobi is free to use.

Is Pentobi still active?

Unverified. Pentobi has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Pentobi?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Codere, Home Makeover, and Synapticlabs.

Pentobi is developed by Markus Enzenberger.

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Pentobi

Name: Pentobi
Author: Markus Enzenberger

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Pentobi is a free open-source computer opponent for the board game Blokus and its variants (Classic, Duo, Trigon, Junior, Nexos, Callisto, GembloQ). It features a strong engine with multiple difficulty levels, rated games, game analysis, and support for saving games with comments. It is available on Flathub for Linux.

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Overview

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Pentobi is a Games project. It focuses on playing the board game Blokus against a strong computer opponent. Pentobi is an open-source project aimed at board game enthusiasts. It is available for free. It runs on Linux.

Markus Enzenberger builds and maintains Pentobi. Key capabilities include Blokus Engine, Rated Games, and Game Analysis.

Blokus Engine
Rated Games
Game Analysis
Multiple Variants

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed24 Jul · 13:03 UTC
pentobi verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Pentobi

What is Pentobi?: Pentobi focuses on playing the board game Blokus against a strong computer opponent. It is catalogued under Games on PulseGate.
Who is Pentobi for?: Pentobi is an open-source project built for board game enthusiasts.
Is Pentobi free?: Yes — Pentobi is free to use.
What platforms does Pentobi run on?: Pentobi runs on Linux.
Is Pentobi still active?: Unverified. Pentobi has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Pentobi?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Codere, Home Makeover, and Synapticlabs.Codere Home Makeover Synapticlabs
Who makes Pentobi?: Pentobi is developed by Markus Enzenberger.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 24 Jul 2026
Built for: Board game enthusiasts
Model: Open source
Solves: Playing the board game Blokus against a strong computer opponent.

Registered as

Flathub: io.sourceforge.pentobi

Developer

Markus Enzenberger

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 24 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 24 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: pentobi-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 24 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 24 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/io.sourceforge.pentobi

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