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  2. Checkers - Wikipedia

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    Checkers [note 1] (American English), also known as draughts (/ d r ɑː f t s, d r æ f t s /; 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.

  3. English draughts - Wikipedia

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    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. The pieces move and capture diagonally forward, until they reach the opposite end of the board ...

  4. Chinook (computer program) - Wikipedia

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    An updated version of the book was published November 2008. May 24, 2003 - Chinook completes its 10 piece database with 5 pieces on each side. [6] August 2, 2004 - The Chinook team announces that the tournament-opening in checkers called the White Doctor (10–14 22–18 12–16) is proven to be a draw. [7]

  5. Game of the Day: Checkers - AOL

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    Today's Game of the Day is good ol' Checkers. You know the rules: you can only move diagonally and you can't move backwards. If you're in position to jump over an opponent's piece, you have to do it.

  6. Play Checkers Online for Free - AOL.com

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    The best board game ever, Checkers, is here. Make your move, red or black, and king me!

  7. American Pool Checkers - Wikipedia

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    The starting position of pool checkers, as well as English draughts. As in the related game English draughts (also known as American checkers or straight checkers), the game is played on an 8x8 board with the double corner (corner without a checker) to each player's right. [1] The dark pieces player starts the game by making the first move.

  8. Lasca - Wikipedia

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    Lasca (also called Laska or Laskers) is a draughts (or checkers) variant, invented by the second World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941). Lasca is derived from English draughts (American checkers) and the Russian draughts game bashni (Towers).

  9. Cheskers - Wikipedia

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    Kings moves as a promoted checkers piece: this is the same type of move as a pawn in this game, but now the king can move and take also diagonally backwards. Capturing of one or more pieces is mandatory.