Planned
Chinese Checkers,
the whole family, one star.
Six colors of marbles, six people leaning over one star, and at least one argument about a long chain of hops. Bring the whole family back to the board from FaceTime or Messages, up to six of you. Two of you can even take turns over days. And on your own, fair computer players fill every seat you like.
This is our plan for Chinese Checkers. Solitaire and Mahjong are out now, and we finish one app at a time, so the details may change before it's ready.
- Price
- Free, optional Pro
- Players
- You, or up to six together
- Marbles
- Six colors, six shapes
- Ads
- None, ever
- Data collected
- None
Six points on the star. Six people you love.
Chinese Checkers is a family game at heart: big, busy, and full of clever hops you didn't see coming. So we made playing together the heart of this app.
One tap, and they're in
Start a game from FaceTime or Messages. Your friend taps once and sits down. No accounts. No codes. No setup. Hosting is free, and joining is free.
Up to six around the star
Everyone plays their own marbles on their own iPhone or iPad. Up to six on SharePlay, or four through Game Center, and two of you can take turns over days. An empty point goes to a fair computer player.
Every hop, together
Everyone sees each chain of hops the moment it's made. Undo your own last move, until the next player moves.
Only the people you know
No strangers. No chat rooms. No public tables. Your game travels through Apple, never through us. We never see it, and we like it that way.
The star. Clear, and calm.
Bright marbles. A clear board. And every hop shown before you make it.
Illustrations of the planned design. The finished app may look different.
How Chinese Checkers plays
Get every one of your marbles into the point of the star across from where you started.
Step
Move a marble one hole, in any direction.
Hop
Jump any single marble next to you. Then keep hopping, as long as you can.
Win
Be the first to fill the opposite point of the star with your marbles.
Learn to play Chinese Checkers Rules Playbook Best practices
Five things we'll never compromise
Every game we make has to pass the same five tests. Here's how Chinese Checkers passes them.
Easy, from the first hop
Tap a marble, then tap near where you want it to go, and it finds the right hole. Every hop in a chain is shown before you make it. A free hint every game suggests a move.
Clean and calm
No pop-ups. No badges. No nudges to keep playing. Just the table, the game and the people you're playing with. Take all the time you like.
Private. Completely.
No accounts. No ads. No tracking. On your own, it works offline and nothing leaves your device. With friends, your game travels through Apple, never through us.
Beautiful
A bright star on a warm table, with marbles that catch the light, each with its own shape. Every detail made by hand, because the people you play with deserve it.
Fun, and fair
Each computer player plays only for itself, so they never team up against you. Choose how strong they are, and on your own, undo any move you like.
Chinese Checkers for everyone
Marbles you can tell apart. Every move, spoken. And a pace that's yours.
VoiceOver throughout
Every square and marble is announced, and every move is spoken, so you can play Chinese Checkers without looking.
Voice and Switch Control
Standard accessibility actions, including a list of the moves you can make.
Sizes that fit
Larger pieces and a larger board when you want them, and full Dynamic Type everywhere else.
High contrast
Pieces you can tell apart by shape and shade, not just color. Never color alone.
Reduce Motion
With Reduce Motion on, pieces fade into place instead of sliding.
Your pace, always
No timers. The table waits for you.
Free to play. Free to play together.
The whole game is free, and so is every game with friends, hosting and joining. Pro is one optional purchase for players who want more. Nothing to renew. Nothing to remove.
Free
Forever. Not a trial.
- The complete game, on your own or with friends
- Play with friends: host or join, always free
- Two to six players
- Unlimited undo on your own
- A free hint every game
- Larger pieces and every accessibility feature
- Works offline on your own, no account needed
Pay once
A single optional purchase.
- More hints in each game
- Coach: a quiet note when there's a better play, and why
- Practice: short drills for the trickiest positions
- Themes for the board and pieces
- Named saved games, as many as you like, each with a note
- 8-bit mode: your own table, drawn in retro pixels
- Saved games, synced through your iCloud
- Detailed stats and streaks
One-time purchase. Yours forever.
What's in Pro, and its price, will be decided closer to release. The full game will always be free.
Good to know
Can I play with friends?
Yes. That's what it's for. Start a game from FaceTime or Messages with SharePlay, up to six of you, or through Game Center, up to four. Two of you can also take turns over days. Any open point goes to a fair computer player. Always free, with no accounts and no servers of ours.
Does my friend need Pro?
No. Your friend needs Chinese Checkers, which is free, and one tap. Never Pro, never an account, never a sign-in.
When will Chinese Checkers be released?
Solitaire and Mahjong are out now, and Chinese Checkers comes later. We make one app at a time, and we don't announce dates we can't keep. The day it's ready, this page gets a download link.
Will it cost anything?
Not to play. Chinese Checkers will be free to download, and the whole game free to play, on your own or with friends. Pro will be an optional one-time purchase. There will never be ads or a subscription.
Do the computer players gang up on me?
No. Each one plays only for itself and sees the same board you do. They never team up, and they never cheat.
Do I need an internet connection or an account?
Never an account. Playing on your own works fully offline, and your games and stats stay on your device. Playing with friends far away needs a connection, and that's all it needs.
Will it come to Android?
Yes, that's the plan. The whole collection comes to Android after the iPhone and iPad apps.
Data Not Collected
That's the App Store privacy label on every app we make, Chinese Checkers included. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. Nothing you do in the app ever reaches us.
Coming later to iPhone and iPad.
Solitaire and Mahjong are out now, and Chinese Checkers comes later. We don't collect email addresses, so there's no list to join. Check back here, and meet Solitaire while you wait.