The rule takes five seconds to learn and the goal can take weeks. Peg Solitaire unblocked starts with a board full of pegs and one empty hole, and you hop pegs over one another until, ideally, just one remains.
Christopher Müller made this copy as part of his free PaperGames collection, drawn in crisp black and white. There are six shapes to try, including two classic crosses, a square, a diamond and a triangle.
How to play Peg Solitaire
Choose any peg that has a neighbor with an open hole right behind it. Send it over that neighbor into the gap, and the peg it hopped over leaves the board. Once you pick a peg, the game marks every landing spot it can use.
Boards built on a square grid only allow straight hops along rows and columns. The triangle is the exception, since its slanted lines count too. The number of pegs still standing is shown above the board.
Play stops once no hop is possible. Getting down to a single peg means you solved it. With more left over, take moves back with Undo, or pick a shape and press New game for another try.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a peg | Tab to the peg (arrow keys move across the board), then Enter | Click the peg | Tap the peg |
| Jump into a hole | Move to the marked empty hole, then Enter | Click a marked empty hole two spaces away | Tap a marked empty hole two spaces away |
| Take back a jump | — | Click "Undo" | Tap "Undo" |
| Change board or restart | — | Choose a board, then click "New game" | Choose a board, then tap "New game" |
Tips
- Don't strand pegs. A lone peg far from the others can never move or be removed, which kills your chance of finishing with one.
- Work one area at a time. On the cross boards, clear an arm before moving on rather than scattering pegs everywhere.
- Warm up small. The triangle and the square are quicker to learn on before you tackle the bigger crosses.
- Think a few jumps ahead. Before each jump, check whether it leaves a peg stuck near an edge.
- Rewind freely. Undo has no limit, so step back several hops when you sense a dead end coming.
Peg Solitaire questions
Do I need to finish in the center hole?
No. One peg left anywhere counts as solved. Ending in the center is an extra challenge you can set for yourself.
Are diagonal hops allowed?
Just on the triangle. All the other shapes limit you to straight hops along rows and columns.
Is my game saved?
Yes. Your current board is kept in the browser, so it comes back after a reload.
