![]() When one player has been able to move all of their pieces from their colored triangle or start point, into their opponent’s colored triangle, they have won the game. The players each have a separate color and must move their marbles to the opposite corner. This version tends to be played with the youngest player as player five, to help them learn the game and feel the accomplishment of sometimes winning. One player will have an advantage as they will have an empty space opposite and so less resistance. This is an unusual one and not played often. In a 4 player game, it is a standard game of Chinese checkers where two opposite sides are left open. If 2 sets are used, the players will set up their colors on opposite sides of the board and must then move their colors to their own opposite side. If using just one set, the players simply move to the opposite empty star point, which is the same as a 2 player game. With 3 players, each can use 1 or 2 sets of marbles. Each player would play using 2 or 3 sets or colored marbles moving all of them across the board in order to win. You also have the option to play with multiple sets of marbles. There are several ways to play Chinese checkers:īoth players move all of their marbles across the board to the other player’s start point. You may choose to allow that the winning player simply swap the blocking piece for their own and thus win the game. One way around this would have been agreed on before the game began. The opposing player may have left a piece there to block the final marble from being placed. This can be done by filling in peg holes around their pieces to block a player from hopping.īlocking can also happen when one player has filled the other player’s star point with all their colored marbles but one. (Trivia fact: Chinese Checkers is based on an American made game called Halma – similar to Chinese Checkers but with increased complexity as Halma is played on a board with eight sides rather than six.)ĭo you like playing backgammon? You should read our top strategies on how to win in backgammon! Blockingīlocking can occur when one player obstructs another player from being able to move their piece. If there is a gap after the next marble, you may hop again. In other words, you cannot hop over two marbles next to one another with one hop or jump there must be a gap between them in which to land. ![]() When hopping, you may only jump over one marble at a time if there is a space between them. You can hop over as many marbles as are available to hop, including your own, and you may change the direction of your piece with each jump if there is a place open for it. The marble can be moved adjacently, or it may be hopped. With each turn, a player can move one marble. ![]() With the Cross Caterpillar, you start again with your outermost marble on your front line but this time you move it diagonally inward, toward your centerline.Įach of these moves allows for a different strategy and both are very effective. The second move is the Cross Caterpillar. The Sidewinder involves moving your outermost marble or peg from your front line, diagonally outwards from your color triangle, away from your centerline. There are two popular opening moves you can choose from, but you are certainly not limited to these. They are listed below but as with all games, they must begin with … The All-Important First Move ![]() The rules for Chinese Checkers are simple and straightforward. ![]()
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