Checkers
Jump, chain, crown. Beat the computer with the most pieces left.
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Jump, chain, crown. Beat the computer with the most pieces left.
The classic board game, on a bright Plocky board: Ink against Coral on the dark squares, by the rules of English draughts. Move diagonally forward, jump enemy pieces to capture them, and chain jumps together when you can, because capturing is compulsory. Reach the far row to crown a king that moves both ways. Win by leaving your opponent without a move. Play the computer at Easy, Medium or Hard: it thinks a fixed number of moves ahead at each level, so every player faces the same opponent, and each level's Plocky leaderboard ranks wins by the pieces you have left, with the faster time breaking ties. Or play a friend on one screen. Taking a move back is always allowed; it just makes the game practice.
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How to play
- Click / tap
- Pick a piece, then the square to move it to
- Arrows, Enter
- Move around the board and pick a square
- Esc
- Put the piece back down
- U / Ctrl+Z
- Take back your move (the game becomes practice)
- N
- New game
Tap one of your pieces, then the square to move it to; for a multiple jump, tap each landing in turn. Take back, a new game and the settings are in the top bar.
