Q&A for How to Win at Chinese Checkers

When someone has won, one color will be all arranged in a triangle on the opposite side of their start triangle, and the other color will probably be mostly assembled into a triangle but not quite there yet.

You can move in any direction, as long as you don't return to one of your starting points.

Like what was explained in the above strategies, it can be helpful to have the row of two occupied first and the row of four occupied second, so that one of the remaining four marbles can hop to the point or peak tile of the goal triangle. Then the last three can hop in to fill up the row of three, for the win.

In the official rules, the first person to move of all their marbles to the other side wins, even if someone does the same the next turn. However, if there is a situation where this happens, you could propose a draw, especially if you went second at the start of the game as you had a one-turn disadvantage. If you went first, then the chances of your opponent accepting a draw is slim. In conclusion, discuss this with your opponent or tournament manager beforehand.

Whoever finished first is the winner, regardless of move count. The player who started the game may not necessarily finish first, as the three other players may gain time and speed by making better jumps and better blocking strategies as they approach their respective goal triangles. Many master players have lost or finished second, third, and fourth by being just one move behind the winner.

Yes, but you can only move to adjacent tiles (one touching your piece) rather than ones that are further away, like if you were jumping. Moves without jumping are necessary at the very start of the game when all of your checkers are still in your triangle.

It doesn't matter what order you fill the spots on the opposite sides in. You don't have to go in rows, and you can later move marbles that are already somewhere in the goal, as long as you don't move them back out of the goal. You should only be using the row that holds four marbles if you have two players. If you have more than two players, leave that row empty and you should have 6 marbles each.

You can only move backwards if you have reached the opposite end of the board, which makes you a king. To represent being a king, that particular checker piece has another checker placed on top of it.

No, unless you'd enjoy moving across the board very slowly with no challenge.

This would be a tie unless your opponent decides to let your piece out because he can't get all of his pieces into a triangle and you cannot do the same to him. He could do this if he wanted to and get all of his pieces down to your side but he'd eventually be forced to let your pieces free. If you have a single piece stuck in the back and he has 9 pieces in the triangle blocking your path he would have to help you out of the triangle if he wanted to win.

You cannot jump any piece in Chinese Checkers. The jumping pieces move is for regular checkers not Chinese Checkers.

Yes, you can. Just like this: P# = player then number, B = Blank spot (so in like the 7 spots) P1 B P2 B B P3 B.

Yes! Simply go to poki.com and search Chinese checkers.