Chinese Checkers.

Move ten marbles from your starting triangle across the star-shaped board to the opposite triangle. You may step to any adjacent empty hole or jump over any adjacent marble to land on the empty hole beyond it. You may chain jumps in one turn. The first player to fill the destination triangle wins.

Chinese Checkers is played on a star-shaped board made of a central hexagon with six triangular arms radiating from each corner. In this two-player version, the home and destination triangles are opposite each other across the star.

The classic game supports up to six players, each occupying one of the six triangular arms. This version is set up for two players facing each other on opposite arms, making it easy for pass-and-play on a single device.

A jump lands over exactly one neighboring marble into the empty hole directly beyond it. The jumped marble stays on the board: you are leaping, not capturing. You may chain multiple jumps in the same turn to travel across large distances.

Yes. After completing a jump, if another jump is possible from your new position, you may continue jumping with the same marble. Chains can cross the board and are the fastest way to advance your marbles toward the goal.

Your turn ends naturally when no further jumps are available from your current position and the marble cannot step to an adjacent empty hole. You then pass the device to your opponent.

You win when every hole in the opposite triangle is filled with one of your marbles. The game does not require you to move all ten marbles at once; simply ensure that each destination hole is occupied by the end of your turn.

No. Marbles are not removed from the board. Jumps only move you over other marbles to advance faster. Because pieces stay, the game is more about clever routing than elimination, and blocking your opponent is tricky.

Blocking is difficult because opponents can jump over your pieces. However, you can slow someone down by filling critical jumping lanes near their home base or by occupying routes they must use in chains. Dense clusters near the center also create congestion that forces longer routes.

Advance one or two front marbles slightly to open jumping paths, but keep most marbles grouped in your home triangle until you find a clear line across. Concentrating too many marbles in the center early can block your own jumps, so move gradually.

Casual games usually take between five and fifteen minutes, depending on how many chain jumps you use. Because the board is open and jumps are high-speed, experienced players can finish faster than beginners.

No timer is imposed in this version. You and your opponent can take as long as you need to plan chains and routes. The goal is to play smart and efficient, not fast.

Yes. The board is touch-friendly. Tap a marble to select it and tap a highlighted destination to step or jump. Chain jumps are handled within the same selection, so you never need to tap more than necessary.

It is almost entirely strategy. There are no dice and no hidden information. Success depends on route planning, multi-jump chains, and understanding which marbles must move before others. That said, a short jump early can occasionally surprise an unprepared opponent.

Despite its name, Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany in the early 1890s and marketed in the United States as a game from the Orient. It has no direct connection to traditional Chinese board games and was simply a hop-based race game on a star-shaped board.

If your opponent is ahead, look for a shortcut chain that leaps multiple clusters at once. Sometimes sacrificing a marble to the center opens a jump lane that lets another marble sprint ahead on the next turn. Look for congestion points your opponent cannot avoid and thread a path through them.