Peg Puzzle Solutions

Puzzle orientation one
Puzzle orientation two
Puzzle orientation three

From these three board orientations, we can see that there are only 5 unique opening configurations (starting holes) because:

  • A1 = E1 = E5
  • B1 = E2 = D4
  • C1 = E3 = C3
  • D1 = E4 = B2
  • C2 = D2 = D3

Successful move sequences corresponding to the five possible open starting holes are below. There are likely other possible sequences for each one but that's an exercise left to the player.

A1 B1 C1 D1 C2
C1 to A1 D1 to B1 A1 to C1 B1 to D1 E2 to C2
C3 to C1 A1 to C1 C3 to A1 C3 to C1 D4 to D2
A1 to C3 D3 to B1 C1 to C3 A1 to C3 B1 to D3
D1 to B1 B1 to D1 D4 to B2 D1 to B1 B2 to D4
D4 to B2 E1 to C1 A1 to C3 D4 to B2 D1 to B1
E2 to C2 E2 to C2 E3 to C1 E2 to C2 A1 to C1
E3 to C3 B2 to D2 D1 to B1 E3 to C3 E4 to E2
B1 to D3 D4 to B2 E5 to E3 B1 to D3 C1 to E3
B2 to D4 E4 to E2 E2 to E4 B2 to D4 E2 to E4
E5 to C3 E2 to C2 E4 to C2 E5 to C3 E5 to C3
C3 to E3 C1 to C3 C3 to C1 C3 to E3 C3 to E3
E4 to E2 B2 to D4 B1 to D1 E4 to E2 E4 to E2
E1 to E3 E5 to C3 E1 to C1 E1 to E3 E1 to E3