Checkers

I bought my son a tin of 15 games for christmas, which cost around £9 from Smyths toys, they are mostly all the older games and among the games is Draughts (Checkers), a game I have`nt played in years and to my surprise my 9 year old son already knew how to play it. The game is for 2 players and suits children aged 6 years to adult. Setting up The board is black and white and there are 24 checkers, 12 are black and 12 are brown, each player puts their checkers on the black squares at each end of the board. Playing The player with the black checkers moves first, each player moves diagonally as a single checker on to the nearest ...  Read the complete review

"Oh, lovely, lovely draughts, where have you been all my life?" Have you ever found yourself running naked through the streets shouting this familiar phrase? I know I have. Yes, crazy but true, I have only very recently discovered the outrageous board game known as draughts. (Also known as checkers.) Don't get me wrong, I vaguely remember playing the game as a small boy but foolishly dismissed it as mere childish folly. Well, I was wrong, oh, so wrong. To cut a short story even shorter, myself and a friend had recently been squabbling over a woman. Our constant bickering was getting us nowhere so we eventually decided to have a duel to ...  Read the complete review

-~0~- Draughts -~0~- ~0~ A Little History Lesson ~0~ Draughts ( in its original format ) , is believed to have been invented in Egypt , during the reign of King RaMeses , by Shamoon the Magician - approx 4000 years BC. Inscriptions in the ancient temple of Thebes portray King RaMeses playing the game with a family member . Monumental inscriptions show that the game was familiar to Egyptians as early as 200 BC From Egypt , it arrived in India , where is known as Ashta Pada , and by the 13th century AD it was known in mainland Europe ( although the time scale to when the game was introduced is unkown ). The first known written words ...  Read the complete review

Checkers, or as we call it here in UK - Draughts, is a great game for 2 people. Basically, you must move your pieces to the other side to make them become kings. Sounds easy, right. Wrong. You must dodge your opponents pieces or otherwise your opponent's pieces can take over yours and you lose them. Forever. This is a game that needs to be played with skill and techniques. It is suitable for most ages and is a fun and entertaining game. You will probably come across it on the internet where you can play against otehr online members. A great game. ...  Read the complete review

Introduction - English draughts (or checkers) is usually played by two people on opposite sides of a playing board, one has black pieces and the other has white or red. Players take it in turns to move their pieces diagonally; opponent's pieces are captured by jumping over them with one of your own. The Board - The game is played on an 8×8 grid, with alternating black and red squares, called a checkerboard. The playable area consists of the 32 dark squares, the reason for this is that for each player, the left and right corners encourage different strategies. This 8x8 grid is shared with chess; most commercial chess sets include draughts ...  Read the complete review