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That Flea Market Board Is Peg Solitaire (Not 4-Pegs / 124 Holes)

Your description (124 holes, 30 rows, 4 pegs per player?) doesn't match standard **Peg Solitaire** — but that's almost certainly the family.

Standard Peg Solitaire (Solo)

Board: Cross-shaped, 33 holes (English) or 37 (European).
Pieces: 32 pegs/marbles (fill all but center).
Move: Jump orthogonally over adjacent peg into empty hole → remove jumped peg.
Goal: Finish with 1 peg in center.

What You Might Have

Game	Board	Players	Notes
Peg Solitaire (Standard)	33/37 holes, cross	1	Classic. Your "4 pegs" = starting corners?
Hi-Q (Parker Bros)	33 holes, plastic	1	Commercial version.
Triangular Peg Solitaire	15 holes (triangle)	1	Cracker Barrel style.
Fox & Geese / Asalto	33 holes + fox piece	2	Asymmetric: 1 fox vs 17 geese.
Mancala / Bao / Oware	2 rows × 6-12 pits + stores	2	Seeds/stones, not pegs. "124 holes" = many boards?
Chinese Checkers	Star, 121 holes	2-6	Marbles, hopping. 121 ≈ your 124?
Aggravation / Wahoo	Track + center, 4 arms × ~14 holes	4-6	Marbles, dice, "aggravate" opponents.

Your "124 holes, 30 rows, 4 pegs each" Sounds Like…

Chinese Checkers (121 holes, star, 10 marbles/player) — closest match.
Aggravation (4 players × 4 marbles, track holes ~60-100 total).
Custom / Handmade Variant: Someone drilled a unique board.

Next Steps

Photo the board (top-down, good light). Count holes per arm/row. Note shape (star, cross, rectangle, circle).
Count pieces: How many pegs/marbles total? Colors?
Any cards/dice/instructions?

Post a description/photo and I'll give you the exact rules. If it's Chinese Checkers or Aggravation, rules are standard. If custom — we'll reverse-engineer a fun ruleset!

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