Quick winning principles
- Get all four pegs on the board quickly — more pegs means more capture opportunities.
- Block opponent finish zone entries by occupying the square before their peg arrives.
- Never leave a peg alone on the shared track near an opponent's peg.
- A 6 grants an extra roll — chain 6s by keeping pegs spread across the track.
Ideal strategy
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Peg spread: distribute pegs across the 28-space track to maximize landing-on-opponent chances.
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Finish zone blocking: occupy the entry square to opponent's finish — they must wait or capture you.
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Capture lanes: position pegs 6 spaces behind opponents to guarantee capture on your next 6 or exact roll.
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6-chain probability: with 4 pegs on board, each roll has ~67% chance of at least one peg moving; prioritize keeping pegs active.
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Home stretch: once a peg enters the colored finish path, never move it backward — forward-only racing wins.
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Endgame: sacrifice a trailing peg to block the leader's finish entry if your leading peg is 3+ spaces ahead on the finish path.