Dmitri,

You said:
Since people can't seem to grasp this I will make it as SIMPLE as possible (since some of you have said you like the SIMPLICITY of "fun-pente")

DOES ANYONE DOUBT THAT PLAYER 1 has an advantage in this game????????? Does anyone really doubt that having the extra stone gives player 1 a sizeable advantage?

Well, to have NO restriction for player 1 when player 1 has an OBVIOUS advantage (the extra stone) is just ASININE!
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I don’t doubt that player has an advantage in fun-pente. It can be compensated for by playing a two game set.

Playing a game where one side has a distinct advantage is not asinine!

I can site an example where player 1 has a strong advantage over player 2, yet this game is played at the professional level...tennis. Volleyball (also played professionally) is another example where one player (well, team in this case) has an advantage over the other, in this case, it is team 2 who has the advantage!

Playing fun-pente is not asinine.

Thad