Mark Dubbelboer
Screenwriter
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My girlfriend's family has this game that I've seen many places however I have no idea what the game is called.
The board is setup as a whole bunch of like hollowed out holes that hold a small round stone (i've seen variants that were pegs in a hole). Every hole has a ball in it except the middle ball. You play the game by "jumping" one ball over the other (kind of like checkers) and this removes the ball that has been jumped. You continue doing this as long as you can until you're out of moves. Ideally you're only supposed to have one ball left in the middle of the board, however that never really happens.
Anyway, my gf's uncle was curious as to whether or not there is an actual solution to the game so I said I'd look for a solution online. Problem is I can't find the game because i don't know what to search for.
I've heard the game referred to as "hole-in-one" but can't find it anywhere under that name. Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? and if so, any idea what the game is called?
oh and this a really weak attempt at drawing what the board looks like
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The board is setup as a whole bunch of like hollowed out holes that hold a small round stone (i've seen variants that were pegs in a hole). Every hole has a ball in it except the middle ball. You play the game by "jumping" one ball over the other (kind of like checkers) and this removes the ball that has been jumped. You continue doing this as long as you can until you're out of moves. Ideally you're only supposed to have one ball left in the middle of the board, however that never really happens.
Anyway, my gf's uncle was curious as to whether or not there is an actual solution to the game so I said I'd look for a solution online. Problem is I can't find the game because i don't know what to search for.
I've heard the game referred to as "hole-in-one" but can't find it anywhere under that name. Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? and if so, any idea what the game is called?
oh and this a really weak attempt at drawing what the board looks like
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thanks