Star Hop - Play Free Online

Play Star Hop free online — Race your red marbles across a star board into the opposite triangle, one step or hop at a time. Instant play at FastPlayGames....

Editor's Notes

A head-to-head race across a star-shaped marble board: you are red, the AI is blue, and the goal is to ferry your marbles out of your home triangle and into the empty triangle on the far side

What players will love

You get one move per turn — either a step or one hop — so plan the move that advances you the most
Position marbles so a neighbor sits between you and an open cell, setting up a hop on a later turn
Fewer total moves means a higher score (100 minus moves), so avoid backtracking

Written by Taylor Morgan, Content Editor · 2026-03-13

About Star Hop

A head-to-head race across a star-shaped marble board: you are red, the AI is blue, and the goal is to ferry your marbles out of your home triangle and into the empty triangle on the far side. Each turn you either step a marble to a touching empty spot or vault it over a single neighboring marble onto the open cell beyond. Finish in as few moves as you can — your score is 100 minus the moves you spend.

Star Hop — Quick Facts

Genre: Board, Strategy
Tags: hopping, strategy, marbles, classic, racing
Platform: Web browser · PC · Mac · Chromebook · iPhone · iPad · Android
Input: Keyboard, mouse, touchscreen
Game mode: Single-player
Added to FastPlayGames: 2026-03-13
Developer: FastPlayGames
Price: Free · no downloads · no sign-up
Offline play: Yes, after your first visit while online
Data collection: None — game runs in a sandboxed iframe

How to Play Star Hop

Your red marbles begin in one point of the star and must all reach the triangle directly across from it. On each turn you make exactly one move with one marble: either a step to an adjacent empty cell, or a single hop over one occupied neighboring cell into the empty cell immediately beyond it. You win once every cell of the far triangle holds one of your marbles.

Controls

Click a red marble to select it, then click an adjacent empty cell to step, or a cell one space past a neighboring marble to hop. On mobile, tap to select and tap the destination.

Tips & Strategies

You get one move per turn — either a step or one hop — so plan the move that advances you the most.
Position marbles so a neighbor sits between you and an open cell, setting up a hop on a later turn.
Fewer total moves means a higher score (100 minus moves), so avoid backtracking.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many players are there?

It is a one-on-one match: you play the red marbles against a single AI opponent that plays blue. There is no multi-player option.

Can I hop over my own marbles?

Yes. A hop clears any single marble — yours or the AI's — as long as the cell directly beyond it is empty. Only one hop is allowed per turn.

Star Hop is a free board game you can play instantly at FastPlayGames. No download or registration required.

Categories: board Games | strategy Games

Tags: #hopping #strategy #marbles #classic #racing

Developer: FastPlayGames