Checkers
Make your move, follow the captures and crown your kings. A familiar favorite.
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How to play Checkers
American checkers / English draughts: 8×8 board, twelve pieces per player, Red moves first. Men step and capture diagonally forward; kings step and capture one diagonal in either direction. Captures are compulsory. If more than one complete capture path is available, choose any.
Complete every jump in the selected sequence. Reaching the king row crowns a man and ends its turn immediately. Win by capturing every opposing piece or leaving the opponent no legal move. Our casual online rules automatically draw at threefold repetition or forty moves per player without a capture or man advance. Players may agree to a draw or resign. No clocks apply.