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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 ...
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Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back at least 1,600 years. The earliest record of backgammon itself dates to 17th-century England, being descended from the 16th-century game of Irish. [2]
Malaysian/Singaporean checkers follows the same rules as international draughts, with exceptions being pieces not able to move backwards (towards the player), the requirement to forfeit a capturing piece if the player fails to or wishes not to capture any enemy piece(s) with it, and a larger gameboard (12×12 squares instead of 10×10), and more checkers per player (30 instead of 20).
The board is set up as for a normal game of checkers, with 12 glasses to a side, each cup half-full [citation needed] of beer. Either the glasses should be visually distinct to distinguish the players' pieces, or a light and a dark beer should be used for each player. The game is played by the standard rule for English draughts. When a piece ...
Dameo differs in tactics and strategies from other draughts/checkers variants due to its double grid and linear movement of men. Familiar concepts such as majority capture, ladders and bridges, and the coup turc [3] are present, along with unique tactics and strategies, such as the oblique hit and the king's trap.
Tanzanian draughts (Drafti in Swahili) is a unique variant of draughts (checkers) board game originally played in modern-day Tanzania. This is the strategy game that is played by two people using pieces on a board. The game is very similar to Czech draughts but in this type the player can capture using kings or men, there is no priority for ...
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.