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Checkers[note 1] (American English), also known as draughts (/ drɑːfts, dræfts /; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve forward movements of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers is developed from alquerque. [1]
Synonyms. American checkers. straight checkers. checkers (or chequers) draughts (or drafts) English draughts (British English) or checkers (American English), also called straight checkers or simply draughts, [note 1] is a form of the strategy board game checkers (or draughts). It is played on an 8×8 checkerboard with 12 pieces per side.
International draughts (also called international checkers or Polish draughts) is a strategy board game for two players, one of the variants of draughts. The gameboard comprises 10×10 squares in alternating dark and light colours, of which only the 50 dark squares are used. Each player has 20 pieces, light for one player and dark for the other ...
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Canadian checkers (or Canadian draughts) is a variant of the strategy board game draughts. It is one of the largest draughts games, played on a 12×12 checkered board with 30 game pieces per player. It is one of the largest draughts games, played on a 12×12 checkered board with 30 game pieces per player.
Hop Ching checkers. Tiaoqi ("jump chess") Chinese checkers (US) or Chinese chequers (UK), [1] known as Sternhalma in German, is a strategy board game of German origin that can be played by two, three, four, or six people, playing individually or with partners. [2] The game is a modern and simplified variation of the game Halma.
Checkers: Casual Style. Checkers the fast way! Move where you want to, jump where you want to. You asked for it and Games.com listened! By Masque Publishing. Advertisement.
The World Checkers/Draughts Championship is the tournament of English draughts (also known as "American checkers" or "straight checkers") which determines the world champion. It is organised by the World Checkers/Draughts Federation. The first edition of the men's championship was held in the 1840s, [1] predating the men's Draughts World ...