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How do I play Chinese checkers?

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The objective of Chinese checkers is to have all your marbles in your opponent's triangle. Each marble can only move on space in one turn unless you jump. Each marble can jump over another marble. You can make as many jumps as possible for the marble you are jumping in one turn. This game requires planning ahead and thinking, so you can get to your opponents triangle before they get to yours! Check out this article for more detailed instructions: how to play chinese checkers .

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Can I jump from 1 to 13?

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No, 1 can't jump to 13 even if it jumps over a peg such as peg 2 or 3. It would land on spaces 4 or 6.

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Can I only move one every time I take a move?

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You can only jump over one peg when it's your turn.

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Can I jump from 1 to 13 in the peg game?

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No.

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Up to how many players can this be played?

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It was designed as a single-player game, but depending on how many colors you have, and how many pegs of each color you have, up to four could play.

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Why is this game a thing, and who made it?

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Humans have always enjoyed finding challenges that are difficult but doable. This is a one-player game, that is immensely challenging, and achieving the win as well as figuring out the strategy to win is hugely satisfying. To win is a true test of intelligence and ingenuity, which at least partly explains its enduring popularity over the centuries. The first reference in print would appear to be from the court of the French King Louis XIV from 1687 from an engraving by Claude August Berey of princess Anne de Rohan-Chabot.

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Which hole should be empty in the first move?

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You have to take peg four, and jump over peg two into peg one. So pegs two and four are empty on the first move.

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What is the scoring in the peg game?

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The scoring is as follows: 4 pegs left = 6 pts (poor). 3 remain = 25 pts (fair). 2 remain = 50 pts (good). And if 1 remains, 100 pts excellent).

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How do I win if position 5 is the starting missing peg?

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Move pin 12 to hole 5 removing pin 8. Move 14 to 12 removing 13. Move 10 to 8 removing 9. Move 2 to 9 removing 5. Move 3 to 10 removing 6. Move 7 to 2 removing 4. Move 1 to 4 removing 2. Move 15 to 6 removing 10. Move 6 to 13 removing 9. Move 12 to 14 removing 13. Move 4 to 13 removing 8. Move 14 to 12 removing 13. Move 11 to 13 removing 12.

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