Checkers
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About Checkers
Checkers board game with International, English, Brazilian and Russian rules.
International checkers (also called Polish draughts) - The board size is 10X10 with 20 pieces on each side and has flying kings. Unlike in chess the playing fields are numbered just by the numbers from 1 to 50. In this variant of the game, the player with the lightest colored pieces moves first. Pieces, although sometimes bought in a set, originally are sold is groups of eleven pieces all of a like color. This has lead to the coinage of the term draughts dozen. Also, because the lighter color moves first often the lighter colored pieces are more expensive and bought by more experienced players. If there are many sequences to capture, one has to capture the sequence that has the most pieces. If a man touches the kings row from a jump and it can continue to jump backwards, it has to jump backwards, but it is not kinged. It is mainly played in the Netherlands, France, some eastern European countries, some parts of Africa, some parts of the former USSR, and other European countries.
English draughts is our main Checkers game - Also called American checkers or "straight checkers". It is played on an 8X8 board with 12 pieces on each side. Black (the darker color) moves first. Men (the uncrowned pieces) can only move and capture forward. When there is more than one way for a player to jump, one may choose which sequence to make, not necessarily the sequence that will result in the greatest number of captures. However, one must make all the captures in that sequence.
Brazilian checkers - Exactly the same rules as international draughts, but it is played on an 8X8 board with eight "men" (or pieces) to begin the game with. It is mainly played in Brazil.
Russian checkers - Exactly the same rules as Brazilian checkers, but if a man touches the kings row from a jump and it can continue to jump backwards, it has to jump backwards as kings, not men. It is mainly played in some parts in Russia, some parts of the former USSR, and Israel. In many games at the end one adversary has three kings while the other one has just one king. In such a case the first adversary normally wins if (s)he occupies the main diagonal first and then builds the so-called Petrov's triangle.
International checkers (also called Polish draughts) - The board size is 10X10 with 20 pieces on each side and has flying kings. Unlike in chess the playing fields are numbered just by the numbers from 1 to 50. In this variant of the game, the player with the lightest colored pieces moves first. Pieces, although sometimes bought in a set, originally are sold is groups of eleven pieces all of a like color. This has lead to the coinage of the term draughts dozen. Also, because the lighter color moves first often the lighter colored pieces are more expensive and bought by more experienced players. If there are many sequences to capture, one has to capture the sequence that has the most pieces. If a man touches the kings row from a jump and it can continue to jump backwards, it has to jump backwards, but it is not kinged. It is mainly played in the Netherlands, France, some eastern European countries, some parts of Africa, some parts of the former USSR, and other European countries.
English draughts is our main Checkers game - Also called American checkers or "straight checkers". It is played on an 8X8 board with 12 pieces on each side. Black (the darker color) moves first. Men (the uncrowned pieces) can only move and capture forward. When there is more than one way for a player to jump, one may choose which sequence to make, not necessarily the sequence that will result in the greatest number of captures. However, one must make all the captures in that sequence.
Brazilian checkers - Exactly the same rules as international draughts, but it is played on an 8X8 board with eight "men" (or pieces) to begin the game with. It is mainly played in Brazil.
Russian checkers - Exactly the same rules as Brazilian checkers, but if a man touches the kings row from a jump and it can continue to jump backwards, it has to jump backwards as kings, not men. It is mainly played in some parts in Russia, some parts of the former USSR, and Israel. In many games at the end one adversary has three kings while the other one has just one king. In such a case the first adversary normally wins if (s)he occupies the main diagonal first and then builds the so-called Petrov's triangle.
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What are users saying about Checkers
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It is the most horrible game that I've played
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Silly game started to take backwards when losing
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Any option to mute the sound?
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Need to be able to move counters anywhere even if you can move over counters...
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Would perfer it if i can move where i want...the board does not allow you to do this & highlights where you need to go, especially when u can jump over a piece...this then traps you...needs amending to stop blocking
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Limited strategy available on this one. Always playing the offensive and never able to go 2nd. This limits playability and strategic outcomes.
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Good gob! Well done! AI is clever enough. It's fun and challenging to play this version of checkers. One small sugestion, computer should count draws. Rather than that, perfect!
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Needs to allow the player to have more strategy moves. Freezing is quite common when computer is losing. It appears that the program for this game is allowing the computer to have an unfair advantage!
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The game cheats you on your moves..it force you to take a jump but when the computer have a jump it don't take it it takes a different move but you can't....
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It crashes every time im about to win, so I guess AI is so good that it even knows rage quitting
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Won't let me pick my own moves and it cheats so....
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Don't you ever download this, it may look good in the pics ,but don't
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This game sucks if you can jump but you can die after the game won't let you go any where else it sucks.
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Game locks up halfway through match
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It is the most horrible game that I've played
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It isn't that good.It keeps on freezing when In play it.I wouldn't download it.
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Needs settings to change computer version of always going first, also there are other ways to make moves but it's always on computers terms. Needs to have settings and other options.
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The worst game ever don't play
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Silly game started to take backwards when losing
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Too many glitches! Don't get!
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It makes me make moves I don't want,no fair!
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Rubish. Freezez when your winning.
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Childish game
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Don't like how it forces you to move where it wants not where I choose.
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Good game but freezes just enough to get annouing
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To HARD EASIER PLEASE!
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Wont let me move
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Can't play the game
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Very nice game . love it . best time pass by playing this game!!!
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Menu button too easy to hit, and it erases game
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Can't play
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One of the best among all checkers in play market. The only thing I would add is volume on/off support.
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Why Should I have the computer's option being compulsory when other options are available to score? That's bad and not interesting!!!!!
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Ai is very strong. Ties me in knots!
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Don't know why but it freezes after a certain number of moves on very hard setting
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It forces me to make moves I don't want to make.
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Any option to mute the sound?
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Move another piece
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I wana play on black. And level very hard is veeeery hard like it
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It crashes every time im about to win, so I guess AI is so good that it even knows rage quitting