About Peg Solitaire
Peg Solitaire is a board puzzle that has been keeping people quietly frustrated for a very long time. The board is full of pegs except for one empty hole. A peg may jump over a neighbor into an empty hole beyond it, and the peg that was jumped is removed. You keep jumping until no moves are left.
The goal is to finish with a single peg. It sounds modest and is not. Every jump changes which jumps are possible next, and it is very easy to strand a peg in a corner with nothing near it. Solving the board cleanly takes planning several moves ahead.
This version offers several levels of difficulty, so you can start with boards that forgive a careless move and work up to the ones that do not. It is a pure thinking game that tests strategic thinking and planning, played on a computer with the board laid out in landscape view.
How to play Peg Solitaire
- Select a peg that has a neighboring peg with an empty hole directly beyond it.
- Jump over the neighbor into the empty hole.
- The peg you jumped over is removed from the board.
- Keep making jumps, planning so that pegs stay close together.
- Finish with only one peg left to solve the board.
Tips and tricks
- Work from the outside in. Pegs left on the edges are the hardest to reach later.
- Keep your pegs in a group. An isolated peg can never be jumped and never jump.
- Before each move, check what it leaves behind, not just what it removes.
- If you end with two or three scattered pegs, replay and change your earliest moves. The mistake is usually near the start.
Game details
- Category
- Cards, Puzzle
- Developer
- MarketJS
- Plays on
- Desktop (keyboard and mouse)
- Released
- June 10, 2024
- Price
- Free
Frequently asked questions
What is the aim of Peg Solitaire?
Remove pegs by jumping over them until just one peg remains on the board.
How does a jump work?
A peg jumps over an adjacent peg into an empty hole on the other side. The peg that was jumped over is taken off the board.
Are there different difficulty levels?
Yes. The game offers various levels of difficulty, from gentler boards to more demanding ones.