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Tower of Hanoi

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PLAYERS
1
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Stack all the discs on the first peg in order of size, with the largest disc on the bottom and the smallest on top.

2

Move discs one at a time, taking only the topmost disc from any peg for each move.

3

Place a moved disc on an empty peg or on top of a larger disc, never on top of a smaller one.

4

Plan your sequence of moves to gradually shift the smaller discs out of the way while relocating larger ones.

5

Repeat this process, moving discs among the three pegs, until the full stack is rebuilt in its original size order.

6

The puzzle is complete once every disc has been transferred to a different peg from where it started, in the same stacked order.