Can I hop over the computer's marbles?

Yes. You can hop over any adjacent marble.

Is it a two-player game only?

This version is you against the computer on the full 121-hole star, with ten marbles each.

You can, but it rarely helps. Once your marbles are home they usually stay put.

Hop your ten marbles across the star to the opposite triangle before the computer gets there. Chain hops for long jumps.

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A real run of the game, recorded with captions and no sound.

Each side has ten marbles in a corner triangle of the six-pointed star: yours at the bottom, the computer's at the top.
Tap one of your blue marbles, then a highlighted hole. A marble can step into any empty neighbouring hole.
It can also hop over an adjacent marble (yours or theirs) into the empty hole directly beyond, and keep hopping in a chain in the same turn.
The first side to fill the opposite triangle wins. If there is no winner after 400 moves, the side closer to home wins.

Controls: mouse or touch. Made by CalcoTools.

Build ladders of marbles so a lead marble can hop a long way in one turn.
Do not leave stragglers behind: the last marble home often decides the race.
Your own marbles are useful stepping stones, but they help the computer hop too.
Keep one eye on blocking: a marble sitting in the computer's path can slow it down.

Can I hop over the computer's marbles?: Yes. You can hop over any adjacent marble.
Is it a two-player game only?: This version is you against the computer on the full 121-hole star, with ten marbles each.
Can I move out of the goal triangle?: You can, but it rarely helps. Once your marbles are home they usually stay put.