The application is designed to move discs from the leftmost stick to the stick on the right. Only one disk can be moved at a time and it is not possible to place it on a smaller disk.
Moving is done by clicking on a stick with a disc, dragging it to another stick and releasing it.

The application also has the function of automatically transferring discs in steps by pressing the „New“ button and for each step by pressing the "By Steps" button.

The game was introduced by Francois Edward Anatole Lucas in 1883.