The solution I just came across is for the case in which you start with the top corner (the one hole) empty, and finish with a single peg in that hole (which I just learned is called a single vacancy complement solution). The truth is, there are thousands of possible solutions to the game. The hardest place to begin is with the missing peg at one of the green interior holes. The easiest place to begin the game is with the missing peg (hole) at one of the blue midpoint locations.Such a move is almost always a dead end (none of the solutions on the next page include this jump). Avoid any jump which starts from one of the green interior holes.Of course, in some situations (such as beginning without a corner peg) this is the only jump possible. The following rules of thumb are based on a mathematical analysis of the game and should help you solve the puzzle Note the symmetry of the triangular board: there are three corner holes (red), three interior holes (green), and three holes at the midpoint of each edge (blue), plus six "other" holes (yellow). If you get frustrated, here are some good hints about the game from an excellent page by George Bell. If you get really interested, you can try games removing any one of the pegs instead of a corner ( which is NOT the easiest possible solution). If you want to play the online version of the game, try your luck here. The puzzle shown above, often called a triangular peg solitaire game is so common you may have last seen it on your table at Cracker Barrel Restaurants.īelow I will give a solution to a common form of the puzzle, so don't look too far below if you want to test out your skills without clues or a solution.
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