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PEG v 2.02 29 Jun 1993
Requires: VGA monitor and mouse
CONTENTS:
Introduction
Playing the Game
Introduction:
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No one really knows when Peg solitaire was invented. Some stories trace it
to prisoners during the French Revolution, but there are published
descriptions from at least 100 years earlier. Most likely the game is even
older. Play is simple, yet challenging and there are many variations. One
of the pleasures of playing the game on your computer is that you can
quickly set up the board to try different strategies.
Playing the Game
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To start, pick a puzzle from the pushbutton menu. Some of the puzzles have
more than one setup. If this is the case, you'll need to enter a number.
To play, click on any yellow button, using the left mouse button. The
button will turn green. Then indicate the place to jump to by moving the
mouse and pressing its left button again. You can only jump over single
buttons to an empty space.
Press the Goal icon to see how the game ends. Usually you need to reduce
the buttons to one button. If there's a target space that this button has
to occupy, it will be shown in red. Sometimes more than one button will be
in the final pattern.
Strategy?
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Try to break up the larger puzzles into smaller pieces. For example, if you
learn how to clear a line of 3 buttons, or an arm of 6, or an L shaped set
of buttons, you will be able to use that to help solve the larger puzzles.