Peg Jump
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Play Peg Jump

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Tap a peg, then the hole it jumps to

How to play Peg Jump

A solitaire game hundreds of years old. Pegs sit in holes on a board. A peg can jump over a neighbouring peg, in a straight line, into an empty hole just beyond — and the jumped peg comes off the board.

The goal is to finish with a single peg. It is easy to leave pegs stranded in corners where nothing can reach them, so plan ahead and keep the pegs together.

Each puzzle is made by playing backwards from a single peg, so it can always be finished. The hint searches for a finish from wherever you are.

How to play Peg Jump

Jump pegs over each other into empty holes, removing the jumped pegs, until only one is left.

The rules

  1. A peg jumps over one neighbouring peg in a straight line, landing in the empty hole just beyond.
  2. The peg that was jumped over is removed.
  3. On the cross board jumps go across and down; on the triangle board they also go along the diagonals.
  4. Finish with just one peg on the board.

Playing here

  1. Choose a board (cross or triangle) and how many pegs, then press New Puzzle.
  2. Tap a peg, then tap the empty hole two places away in a straight line. The peg jumps, and the peg it jumped over is removed.
  3. Keep jumping until only one peg is left.
  4. Hint shows a jump that still leaves a way to finish — and tells you how many of your options do.

Tips

The full guide, with a worked example and common mistakes: How to play Peg Jump.

Questions

Does the last peg have to be in the middle?

No — any one peg left counts as solved.

Can every puzzle be finished?

Yes — each one is made by playing backwards from a single peg.

What if I get stuck?

The hint notices when a position can’t be finished and takes you back to the last one that can.

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