Peg solitaire

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:board_game
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Solitaire
gptkb:Solo_Noble
gptkbp:category board games
puzzle games
single-player games
gptkbp:component gptkb:board_game
pegs
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:date late 17th century
gptkbp:game gptkb:Fox_and_Geese
gptkb:Chinese_checkers
gptkbp:genre gptkb:puzzle
gptkbp:hasRule a peg jumps over an adjacent peg into an empty hole, removing the jumped peg
game ends when no more moves are possible
jumps are orthogonal (not diagonal) on standard boards
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peg solitaire
gptkbp:mediaType digital
physical
gptkbp:movement jump
gptkbp:notable_for central game solution on English board
central game solution on European board
gptkbp:notableFeature can be played solo
classic puzzle
mathematical analysis possible
no element of chance
no hidden information
requires logical thinking
solvable and unsolvable configurations
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Microsoft_Entertainment_Pack
mobile apps
online web games
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_Horton_Conway
gptkb:Bertram_Thomas
gptkb:Ernst_Dudeney
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Leisure_Hour_(1860s)
gptkb:Mathematical_Games_by_Martin_Gardner
gptkbp:notablePuzzle gptkb:English_solitaire
gptkb:French_solitaire
central game
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:English_board
European board
triangular board
gptkbp:numberOfPlayers 1
gptkbp:objective remove all pegs but one
gptkbp:typicalBoardShape circular
cross-shaped
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Solitaire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5