Preparation chinese checkers can be played by two, three, four or six players. Obviously, for the six player game, all pegs and triangles are used. If there are four players, play starts in two pairs of opposing triangles and a two player game should also be played from opposing triangles. In a three player game the pegs will start in there triangles equidistant from each other. Each player chooses a colour and the 10 pegs of that colour are placed in the appropriately coloured triangle. Objective the aim of the game is to be the first to player to move all ten pegs across the board and into the triangle opposite. Play a toss of a coin decides who starts. Players take turns to move a single peg of their own colour in one turn a peg may either be simply moved into an adjacent hole or it may make one or more hops over other pegs.