Pegs and Jokers
BGG rank
BGG #13,388
BGG rating
6.3

Pegs and Jokers

1975

Rules assistance for Pegs and Jokers

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–8 players
  • 30 min
  • 7+
  • Complexity 1.4/5

For 2 players

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Pegs and Jokers is a board game released in 1975 for 2–8 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Roll / Spin and Move, and Point to Point Movement.

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About the game

The joker reigns supreme in this family game of luck and simple strategy! Link the gameboard segments together and select your colored pegs. Now take turns moving your pegs around the board by playing different playing cards. It's a race around the board! Play a five and move your peg five spaces. Play a ten and you may move your peg ten spaces. But an ace only moves you one space ahead, and an eight will move you backwards! Just when your peg is almost all the way around the board your opponent can play a joker and send you back Home! Win the game by moving all five of your pegs to your Home space first! For the versions with large one-piece wood boards instead of modular paddles, see Joker Marbles.

Publishers

  • Fundex
  • (Public Domain)
  • Wizard Woodworks
  • Nerkin Games

Questions and answers

Pegs and Jokers supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.