CHECKERS


Meaning of CHECKERS in English

n.

or draughts

Board game for two players, each with 12 pieces positioned on the black squares of a 64-square checkerboard.

Play consists of advancing a piece diagonally forward to an adjoining square, the goal being to jump and thus capture each of an opponent's pieces until all are removed and victory is declared. When a piece reaches the final (king) row, it is crowned with a piece of the same colour and can begin to move in any direction. Similar games have been played in various cultures and in times extending back to antiquity.

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