Checkers
Standard rules: captures are mandatory, chain-jump when you can, reach the far row to king.
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How to play checkers
- Choose Vs Computer or Vs Human; Red moves first.
- Click a piece, then a highlighted square to move it diagonally forward.
- Jump over an opponent’s piece to capture it, and reach the far row to make a king.
About this game
Red moves first. Click a piece, then click a highlighted square to move it. Captures are mandatory when available, and a piece that can jump again immediately must keep jumping. A man that reaches the far row becomes a king and can move diagonally in any direction. Whoever runs their opponent out of legal moves wins. Scores are saved on this device.
Questions about checkers (draughts)
Do you have to take a piece in checkers?
Yes. Captures are compulsory, and if a piece can keep jumping after a capture, it must.
What can a king do?
A king moves and captures diagonally both forwards and backwards.
How do you win?
Leave your opponent with no legal moves, usually by capturing all their pieces or blocking them in.
Is checkers the same as draughts?
Yes. Checkers is the American name and draughts the British one for the same 8×8 game.