How do you play Towers of Hanoi?

Move the top disc from one peg to another, never placing a larger disc on a smaller disc, until the full stack has moved from the first peg to the target peg.

What is the minimum number of moves in Towers of Hanoi?

The minimum move count is 2^N minus 1, where N is the number of discs.

Can I play Towers of Hanoi on mobile?

Yes. The page uses a fixed no-scroll teletext layout and includes fullscreen mode for phones, tablets and laptops.

What skills does Towers of Hanoi train?

Towers of Hanoi trains planning, recursion, sequencing, problem solving and logical reasoning.

TOWERS OF HANOI

TAP PEGS TO MOVE

MOVES 0

READY — MOVE ALL DISCS TO PEG C

CONTROLS

N=5

5 DISCS • MIN 31

DISC COUNT

Discs

ACTIONS

HELP

KEYS

N NEW • U UNDO • H HINT

F FULL • ESC CANCEL

LIVE STATS

PAGE 2

TIME

—

BEST

—

MIN

—

ERRORS

0

SELECTED

—

STATUS

READY — MOVE ALL DISCS

RULE

MOVE ONE DISC AT A TIME

NEVER BIG ON SMALL

HOW TO PLAY TOWERS OF HANOI

1. Tap a peg to pick up the top disc.

2. Tap another peg to drop the selected disc.

3. Move every disc from PEG A to PEG C.

RULES

Only the top disc of a peg can move.

A larger disc cannot be placed on a smaller disc.

Illegal moves are blocked and counted as errors.

SCORING

Moves count every legal disc transfer.

Time starts on the first legal move.

Best time is stored separately for each disc count.

STRATEGY

To move N discs, first move N−1 discs to the spare peg.

Then move the largest disc to the target peg.

Finally move the N−1 stack onto the largest disc.

OPTIMAL MOVES

The minimum move count is 2^N − 1.

3 discs need 7 moves. 5 discs need 31 moves.

7 discs need 127 moves for a perfect solution.

WHY IT TRAINS LOGIC

Towers of Hanoi builds planning, sequencing and recursion skills.

The puzzle rewards thinking several moves ahead.

Hints and undo make it useful for learning as well as speed runs.

COMMON SEARCHES

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SEARCH INTENT MATCH

Players want a playable three-peg puzzle with visible discs.

They expect move counts, rules, undo, hint and best scores.

This page keeps the puzzle, stats and help inside a retro teletext frame.

USE CASES

Planning practice, recursion lessons and quick puzzle breaks.

Good for classrooms, coders, logic learners and puzzle fans.

COPY shares discs, moves, minimum moves, errors, time and best score.

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TOWERS OF HANOI FAQ

What is it? A classic three-peg disc-moving logic puzzle.

How do I win? Move the whole stack to PEG C legally.

Is it free? Yes, it plays in the browser with no install.

BEST URL AND INTERNAL LINKS

Canonical: https://teletext-tools.com/towers-of-hanoi/

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