Draughts rules
Aim of the game
Capture or immobilize parts of his opponent.
Equipment.
- 2 players.
- a checkerboard; classic checkered apron 10 boxes of 10 two alternating colors (traditionally the boxes are black and white).
- two teams of 20 pieces.
An important variant of checkers is played on a chessboard (64 boxes), each side having 12 pieces. This variant calledcheckers.enough is played in the United Kingdom. The rules are slightly different, the lady (they callking.) Can make long jumps but has the privilege of being able to move back.
Another variant, called \x26quot;Canadian game\x26quot; is played on a board of 144 squares, while respecting the same rules as the game 100 boxes.
Preparation.
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The checkerboard is arranged so that the box at the bottom left is the dark color.
Each player places his pawns on dark squares. Before starting a game, there will be two lines in the middle of the board will be empty and separate the two camps.
These are the whites begin.Like to.failures.And unlike.Othello.Or the game of go.
How to play (and win).
Displacement.
Pawns move on the diagonal, the player at the opponent. They move only one square at a time except when there is a socket (see below).
Decision.
When a neighboring hut on the diagonal is occupied by a pawn of opponent, and there is an empty space behind this pin can be skipped. It is well made and removed from the game
Moved the pawn can capture several pieces from the moment it can be placed on the board between takes.
A prize may be carried forward or backward.
The rule \x26quot;blow is not playing\x26quot; was abolished in 1911 when you can take, you need to take (even when you understand that this will cause you to lose). If there are several ways in which one or more doses, the rule of the amount must be applied: we must make the maximum possible catch.
Promotion.
Promotion occurs when a pawn reaches the last row: it automatically becomes a lady. It is customary to superimpose two pawns to be a lady.
However, if a piece has to go above the last row during a power strip, it becomes a lady if it ends the raid on a promotion square.
The lady.
The operation of the lady.
The lady can move in all directions from the point where she diagonals.
The lady takes as the pawn but has the advantage of being able to pass through several empty boxes.
During a power strip, it is forbidden to remove the parts taken as and when the raid. They must be removed in the order they were taken, once the lady asked. This is important because it makes possible the realization of a trap called \x26quot;Turkish coup\x26quot;, to take the opposite lady.
Finally, the lady may stop after the last dose on the box of their choice, so of course it has several free boxes.
In the so-called \x26quot;Checkers\x26quot; played on 64 squares (most games available on variant.Internet.), The lady can only move one square at a time (like a normal pawn) but has the privilege of being able to move, and take back.
Source: Wikipedia.
