Chinese Checkers (Cont.)

How to Play Chinese Checkers

The goal in Chinese Checkers is to be the first to move all of your marbles into the point (triangular area) opposite your home base. Two, three, four, or six people can play, but never five (because one player wouldn't have an opponent opposite him or her).

Two people set up exactly opposite each other. Three people alternate every other point. Four people set up opposite again.

Each player starts with a set of 10 marbles set up in the 10 holes or indentations of his home base. Play passes clockwise around the board. You can move one marble on your turn. You can move to any adjacent hole, forward, backward, diagonally, or sideways.

If the square next to your marble is occupied by your enemy or by one of your own pieces, but the square on the other side is vacant, you can jump to that vacant square. A marble can make multiple jumps in the same turn.

Next: Some strategies and tips for Chinese Checkers.