This popular game is known as Checkers in the United States, and Draughts
in much of the rest of the world. It is a two-player game played on a board made up of
64 alternately-colored squares, eight to a side. All gameplay occurs on squares of a single
color-- usually the darker one.
Each player starts with 12 pieces. The object is to capture all of your opponents pieces
before he captures yours. Pieces are moved one at a time, and are always made on the
diagonals. In the first part of the game, pieces are always moved forward (away from
the player). Once a piece reaches the opponent's home row, it is "kinged", and may then
move freely in either direction.
Opponents pieces are captured by jumping over them. If an opponent's piece is adjacent to
yours, and there is an empty space beyond it, then you must jump over his piece and remove it
from the board. The player must continue jumping his opponents as long as there are
moves to be made.
The first player to capture all of his opponent's pieces is the winner.
Variations include:
Giveaway Checkers, Diagonal Checkers, Italian Checkers, Spanish Checkers,
German Checkers, Russian Checkers, Continental Checkers, Canadian Checkers,
Turkish Checkers, Go-Moku, Fox and Geese, and many more.
The Most Popular Checkers Games
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