01
A quiet waiting room
You got to the appointment early. Instead of scrolling a feed, open the board, jump a peg, then another. No clock, no forced sound. When they call your name, pause and come back later.
Apps · Resta 1
Jump. Capture. One remains.
The old peg game, in BLA's voice. For iPhone and iPad, no ads, no rush.
what it is
An old puzzle, in editorial typography.
Resta 1 is a centuries-old board game. Also known as Senku, or Peg Solitaire in the English tradition. You start with a pegboard full of pegs and one empty hole in the middle. Each move is a jump: a peg hops over its neighbor, in a straight line, and lands in an empty hole on the other side. The peg in the middle leaves the board. You keep jumping until no jump is left. You win by leaving a single peg, ideally in the center.
No cards, no dice, no luck. Every move is your decision. Every mistake shows up on the next move. Each game runs five to fifteen minutes, depending on the board and your patience. The app keeps what you were doing, so you can pause anytime and come back later.
Instead of the colored plastic board you remember from childhood, the board here shows up on calm paper and editorial typography. It follows your iPhone's light and dark, no manual switch. The geometry is the same as ever. The feeling is different.
what it is for
To fill a gap without filling you up.
Small enough to fit an eight-minute break. Deep enough to hold you for hours, if you want.
02
A flight with no wifi
A three-hour flight, the plane charges for wifi, you do not want to download anything new. The game is offline from the first second. Solve the English Cross once, try again another way.
03
Before sleep, low light
You want a puzzle that will not pull your brain toward a notification. Turn on dark mode, hold the iPhone flat over the bed, jump the pegs slowly. When sleep comes, close the app, it keeps the game.
04
Coffee while the order is up
You ordered a cappuccino, eight minutes to go. Perfect time for a round on the English Cross. No login, no ads, no rating pop-up. You open, you play, you leave.
five boards
Five geometries, five ways to think.
Each board opens different paths. All five are open.
01 · 33 holes
English Cross
The classic peg solitaire board, a cross with equal arms. It starts with 32 pegs and an empty center. You win by finishing with a single peg, ideally in the middle.
02 · 37 holes
French Cross
The European variant, a cross with longer arms. More room to maneuver, more possible combinations.
03 · 15 holes
Triangular
A triangle-shaped board, small and lean. Shorter games, ideal for getting the logic of the jump.
04 · 41 holes
Diamond
A rhombus with diagonal symmetry. It asks you to plan the sequence of jumps further ahead.
05 · 8 sides
Octagonal
An octagon-shaped board, a geometry that opens paths that are not obvious.
what it does not have
A puzzle, not a notification window.
01
No forced timer
The game does not run against you. Think as long as you need. Zen mode is the default, no clock on screen at all. If you want time pressure, turn on Speedrun later, optional.
02
No ads, no subscription
No banners, no full screen between games, no monthly fee. All five boards open right away.
03
No tracking
No analytics, no network to play, no login, no forced cloud. Your progress stays on your iPhone and iPad. BLA does not see what you play.
spec
- requires
- iOS 18 or later. iPhone and iPad.
- orientation
- portrait. Same gesture on iPhone and iPad.
- language
- Portuguese in v1.0, more planned. The board is visual, no reading needed to play.
- v1.0 scope
- five boards, Zen mode, Centralist mode, undo and hint, light and dark, stats.
- network
- 100% offline. No sign-up, no analytics.
leitura
No blog
Textos sobre Resta 1 BLA no blog da BLA.
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Como Jogar Resta 1: Regras Completas, Variantes e Estratégias Para Resolver
Guia definitivo pra entender o Resta 1 do zero. A única regra, as cinco variantes de tabuleiro, os erros que travam quase todo iniciante e como deixar a peça final no centro.
0226 de maio de 20268 min
A História do Resta 1: do Nobre Francês na Bastilha ao Seu iPhone
A origem documentada em 1697 com um nobre preso, a passagem por Leibniz no século XVIII, a bifurcação entre as versões inglesa e francesa, e a chegada do jogo ao Brasil dos anos 1970.
0326 de maio de 20266 min
Por Que um App de Resta 1 Offline, Sem Anúncio e Sem Cadastro Ainda Importa
O que muda quando o quebra-cabeça centenário chega no iPhone respeitando seu tempo, sua bateria e sua privacidade. Posicionamento honesto sobre como a maioria dos apps de jogo opera hoje.
0426 de maio de 202610 min
13 Estratégias de Resta 1 Para Resolver Sempre com a Peça no Centro
Princípios, sequências testadas e treino mental para você terminar a Cruz Inglesa com o pino final no buraco central. As táticas que separam quem joga há dez anos de quem joga há dez minutos.
0526 de maio de 20267 min
Tabuleiro Inglês, Europeu, Triangular: Qual Variante do Resta 1 Escolher
Cinco geometrias de tabuleiro, cinco maneiras de pensar. A diferença entre Cruz Inglesa de 33, Cruz Francesa de 37, Triangular de 15, Diamante de 41 e Octogonal de 45. Qual escolher pra começar, qual escolher pra aprofundar.
0626 de maio de 20269 min
A Matemática do Resta 1: Por Que Algumas Posições São Comprovadamente Impossíveis
O invariante de cor proposto por John Conway em 1961 prova que apenas seis posições finais são alcançáveis na Cruz Inglesa. Explicação acessível, com a demonstração visual passo a passo.
download
Resta 1 BLA on the App Store.
For iPhone and iPad with iOS 18 or later. Universal, synced across both.