<p>This looks like the <a href="https://primefactorisation.com/frogpuzzle/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">jumping frogs</a> puzzle. </p>

<p>There are several variants.</p>

<ul>
<li>The number of spaces and pieces can vary.</li>
<li>The number of pieces you can jump over can vary.</li>
</ul>

<p>As far as I know, this qualifies as a puzzle. But I think you can play this as a game too.</p>

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2018-10-13T12:46:29.673Z
That´s it! I´m pretty sure I saw it as a 2 player game (you could jump over more than one piece) or maybe I was just doing it wrong all along :D. Thank you so much!
ignatius3
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2018-10-12T07:06:58.890Z
Toon Krijthe
<p>I've been trying to find the name of an old and simple board game but I can't seem to be able to. The rules were something in these lines:</p>

<p>2 players</p>

<p>The board has around 10 board squares or holes set in a row</p>

<p>Each player has 4 pieces (I think) that are located in opposite sides of the board. </p>

<p>The initial set up is like this ('1' means player's 1 pieces, '2' player's 2 and _ empty square)</p>

<pre><code>1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 2 2 2
</code></pre>

<p>The goal of the game is to move all your pieces to the other side with rules:</p>

<ul>
<li>You can only move one piece and one square at a time</li>
<li>2 pieces can't be in the same square</li>
<li>If you want to move a piece to a square occupied by another piece you jump over any piece and go to the next empty square</li>
</ul>

<p>So the game could go like this (Sorry I noticed that I started with player 2 when I was halfway through but shouldn't change anything):</p>

<pre><code>1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 _ 2 _ 2 2 2

_ 1 1 1 1 2 _ 2 2 2

2 1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 2 2

2 _ 1 1 1 1 _ 2 2 2

...
</code></pre>

<p>Anybody knows what is the name of this game?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p><strong>Edit</strong> This is more or less how a few rounds of the game look like. Each rectangle is one turn. Blue is moving from right to left and red from left to right. Also the game ends when a player gets all the pieces on the other side</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/OOgPj.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OOgPj.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2018-10-12T00:33:22.457Z
Hey ignatus, this reminded me of [Mancala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala) board game... is your game it? Or at least similar? also vaguely reminded me of peg solitaire
DarkCygnus
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What is the name of this board game?
ignatius3
# What is the name of this board game?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-11)

I've been trying to find the name of an old and simple board game but I can't seem to be able to. The rules were something in these lines:

2 players

The board has around 10 board squares or holes set in a row

Each player has 4 pieces (I think) that are located in opposite sides of the board.

The initial set up is like this ('1' means player's 1 pieces, '2' player's 2 and \_ empty square)

```
1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 2 2 2

```

The goal of the game is to move all your pieces to the other side with rules:

* You can only move one piece and one square at a time
* 2 pieces can't be in the same square
* If you want to move a piece to a square occupied by another piece you jump over any piece and go to the next empty square

So the game could go like this (Sorry I noticed that I started with player 2 when I was halfway through but shouldn't change anything):

```
1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 _ 2 _ 2 2 2

_ 1 1 1 1 2 _ 2 2 2

2 1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 2 2

2 _ 1 1 1 1 _ 2 2 2

...

```

Anybody knows what is the name of this game?

Thank you!

**Edit** This is more or less how a few rounds of the game look like. Each rectangle is one turn. Blue is moving from right to left and red from left to right. Also the game ends when a player gets all the pieces on the other side

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/OOgPj.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/OOgPj.png)

**Tags:** identify-this-game, ancient-board-games

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Hey ignatus, this reminded me of [Mancala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala) board game... is your game it? Or at least similar? also vaguely reminded me of peg solitaire  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-10-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

This looks like the [jumping frogs](https://primefactorisation.com/frogpuzzle/) puzzle.

There are several variants.

* The number of spaces and pieces can vary.
* The number of pieces you can jump over can vary.

As far as I know, this qualifies as a puzzle. But I think you can play this as a game too.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That´s it! I´m pretty sure I saw it as a 2 player game (you could jump over more than one piece) or maybe I was just doing it wrong all along :D. Thank you so much!  

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