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  • How to Play Chinese Checkers. Neither Chinese nor checkers, Chinese checkers is a fun game

  • to play. You will need Two to six players A Chinese checkers board and 10 colored pegs

  • per player. Step 1. Choose a color and starting triangle for each person. With two or four

  • players, pick triangles that are opposite each other. With three players, play from

  • every other triangle.For five and six players, pick any triangle you want. Fill each triangle

  • being played with each player's colored pegs. Step 2. Decide which player will go first.

  • Step 3. Move one peg starting with the first player. Pegs move one space each turn and

  • must be moved into an empty space. Pegs may move in any direction; the goal is to get

  • the peg to the triangle directly opposite the starting triangle. Step 4. Jump a peg

  • if the adjacent space is open. A peg can continue jumping as long as there are pegs to jump

  • over. Players may jump any pegs. You can jump a peg all the way across the board. Step 5.

  • Take turns, with each player moving their pegs. The first player to get all ten of their

  • pegs into the opposite triangle wins. Did you know The game of Chinese checkers is based

  • on a German game called Halma.

How to Play Chinese Checkers. Neither Chinese nor checkers, Chinese checkers is a fun game

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