Peg Solitaire Unblocked

Peg Solitaire is one of the oldest solo puzzles around, and it still catches people out. The board starts almost full, a single hole sits empty, and each jump takes one peg away. Finishing with one peg sounds simple until you find three pegs stranded on opposite sides of the board. This unblocked version comes from Christopher Müller’s PaperGames project and gives you six layouts in crisp black and white, including the English cross, the larger European board and a German cross dated to 1779.

Jump Rules and How a Game Ends

Select a peg and the holes it can reach light up. A legal jump goes over exactly one neighbouring peg and lands in the empty hole right behind it, in a straight line. The peg you hopped over disappears.

On the square-grid boards, you can only jump up, down, left or right. The triangle is different: its holes are arranged in slanting rows, so pegs may also jump along both diagonals of the triangle.

A counter above the board tracks how many pegs are left. When no jump is possible, the game stops. One peg means you solved it. Anything more and you are told the total, then you can undo back to a better moment or start the board again.

The six layouts, roughly from small to large:

• Triangle, 15 holes
• Square, 6 by 6
• English cross, 33 holes
• European, 37 holes
• Diamond, 41 holes
• German cross, 45 holes

Peg Solitaire controls

To do this	Keyboard	Mouse	Touch
Choose a peg	Tab or arrow keys to reach the peg, then Enter	Click the peg	Tap the peg
Land the jump	Go to a highlighted empty hole and press Enter	Click a highlighted hole two spaces off	Tap a highlighted hole two spaces off
Reverse your last jump	—	Click "Undo"	Tap "Undo"
Switch layouts or start over	—	Pick a board, then click "New game"	Pick a board, then tap "New game"

Mistakes That Leave You With Five Pegs

Scattering pegs early. Jumping all over the board leaves small islands that can never meet again. Work one region at a time, and on the cross boards, clean out one arm before you touch the next.

Ignoring the edges. A peg on the rim with no neighbours is stuck forever. Before each jump, glance at the border and ask whether you are about to cut someone off.

Thinking one move at a time. Strong players clear in small packages, such as a short row of three pegs, while keeping the rest of the group connected. Look for jumps that set up the next jump.

Starting on the biggest board. The English cross is the famous one, but the triangle and square teach the same habits with fewer pegs to track.

Refusing to undo. Undo has no limit. When you see a peg about to be stranded, step back a few jumps and try a different order instead of grinding to the end.

If one peg feels too easy, set your own harder goal: finish with the last peg in the center hole.

How It Plays Compared With Other Board Puzzles

Peg Solitaire suits players who like slow, quiet thinking with no clock. A full game on the English board takes a few minutes, and every failed attempt teaches you something about the shape. Keyboard players can tab around the board, which makes it friendly for accessibility too.

If you like jump-and-capture boards, Konane is a two-player relative from Hawaii. For another classic solo challenge on a fixed set of pieces, try Tower of Hanoi.