| For 2 Players. Ages 10 to
adult. |
| Construction |
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There are 5 short, 4 medium and 4 long pegs, plus 16
playing pieces (8 dark, 8 light) and 2 spares, one of
each color. |
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Press the 5 short pegs firmly into the row of 5 holes.
Press the 4 medium pegs firmly into the adjacent row.
Press the 4 long pegs firmly into the top row. |
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Take the 16 playing pieces and thread them, alternating
the colors, onto the 4 longest pegs, 4 to each peg. (See
the first diagram.) |
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Players now choose their color for the game. |
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| Object of the Game |
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To have 3 pieces of your chosen color in the row of
5 indentations beyond the short pegs. |
The dark pieces in the example above, fulfill the goal.
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| The Play |
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A TURN CONSISTS OF TWO MOVES. |
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The pieces moved on a turn may be of either or both
colors. One player starts by making two moves in succession,
followed by the second player making two moves, and so
on in turn. |
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Each move of a turn consists of relocating the uppermost
playing piece on a peg, either A) sideways, or B) in certain
cases, forward: |
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A) SIDEWAYS to an adjacent peg of the same height if
there is space to thread it. (EXCEPT that no individual
piece-movement may undo the one immediately preceding
it.) |
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OR - |
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B) FORWARD to a lower peg or indentation, along the
directions indicated by the graphics on the board. - |
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BUT ONLY IF, ON ITS CURRENT PEG, THE PIECE IS SITTING
AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE POSITION (i.e. there is no room
on the peg for another piece to be threaded over it.) |
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Example: Inverting the order of pieces
onto the end peg to prepare to move the light piece to
the goal. |
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For the example above, keep in mind the
exception mentioned in the sideways movement rule: The
light piece, on the first part of the next player's turn,
may not be moved back to its previous position. |
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Once a playing piece reaches the final row it may not
move again: Indentation to indentation movement is not
allowed. |
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Backward movements (to higher pegs) are not allowed,
except to correct an illegal play. |
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Note that the last piece played may NOT be moved back
to where it came from, irrespective of who moved it last.
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| Winning |
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The Winner is the first player to have 3 pieces of their
shade in the indentations. |
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Enjoy your game! |
