Leap Frog (board Game)

Leap Frog (board Game)


Leap Frog is a multi-player abstract strategy board game. Several players can play at once which makes it great for parties and family get-togethers. The game is an old classic, and may have derived from Solitaire and draughts. It is essentially a multi-player version of Solitaire. A square board is used with 15 to 18 squares on each side. All the pieces are laid out in the beginning of the game covering the whole board. On each player's turn, a piece is chosen to hop over and capture other pieces on the board. The winner is the one who captures the most pieces (or the most points) when it's impossible to capture anymore. There are two versions to this game. The older version has undifferentiated pieces on the board. The version described and invented by the game historian, H.J.R. Murray, in his book published in 1898 has different point values for the different colored pieces on the board. The older version was played in England where it may have originated from. The game is also known to be spelled as one word, Leapfrog. Another name for the game is Froglet.

As a side note, Murray never stated that the moves are limited to orthogonal directions. The game might still work with diagonal moves.

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