Peg Solitaire
Peg Solitaire is a fixed jump-and-clear puzzle: jump one peg over a neighbor into an empty hole, remove the jumped peg, and aim to leave one.
World and Mission
One cross-shaped board starts with pegs around a single empty hole. Each move is a small commitment: a peg crosses a neighbor and lands in an empty hole two spaces away.
The goal is not simply to make jumps. You must keep future landing holes open until the board can be reduced to one peg.
How the Systems Work
Select a peg, then choose an empty hole two spaces away over one adjacent peg. A legal jump removes the middle peg and leaves the source hole empty.
Hint highlights the first currently legal jump without making it or guaranteeing a solution. Undo restores the previous board and move count; New Puzzle restarts the same fixed setup.
Result appears when one peg remains or no legal jump remains. A win shows the move count; a blocked board shows how many pegs remain.
How to Play
- Start the fixed board and inspect the empty holes around the pegs.
- Select a peg that can jump over a neighboring peg.
- Choose the empty landing hole two spaces away in a straight line.
- Use Hint to inspect one legal jump, or Undo to test a different route.
- Finish with one peg, read Result, and replay to search for a cleaner route.
Strategy Tips
- Before jumping, look at the landing hole you will need next, not only the peg you remove now.
- Protect open holes near the edge because they can become hard to reach.
- Use Hint as a suggestion, then compare the resulting board yourself.
- When a route leaves several pegs stranded, Undo early instead of spending moves on a dead end.
Campaign and Difficulty Growth
The first attempt teaches source, middle peg, and landing-hole geometry. Replays turn the same fixed board into a planning challenge: protect exits and reduce the final count to one.
Developer Design Note
Peg Solitaire uses one readable board, explicit legal-target feedback, advisory Hint, reversible Undo, and an unambiguous one-peg Result so a classic puzzle remains approachable on touch, mouse, and keyboard.
Player, Device, and Save Information
The board, move history, and results are kept only during this play session; New Puzzle starts the same fixed board. Language and sound preferences may stay in this browser. No account, purchase, cloud save, or online match is required.
FAQ
- What is a legal jump?
- Select a peg and jump it in a straight line over one adjacent peg into an empty hole two spaces away.
- What happens to the middle peg?
- It is removed, while the source hole becomes empty.
- Does Hint solve the board?
- No. Hint highlights the first currently legal jump, not a guaranteed route to one peg; you choose whether to play it.
- Can I undo?
- Yes. Undo restores the previous board and move count.
- How do I win?
- Reduce the board to exactly one remaining peg.
