CheckersorDraughtsisagroupofstrategyboardgamesfortwoplayerswhichinvolvediagonalmovesofuniformgamepiecesandmandatorycapturesbyjumpingoveropponentpieces.
Draughts(orcheckers)isplayedbytwoopponents,onoppositesidesofthegameboard.Oneplayerhasthedarkpieces;theotherhasthelightpieces.Playersalternateturns.Aplayermaynotmoveanopponent'spiece.Amoveconsistsofmovingapiecediagonallytoanadjacentunoccupiedsquare.Iftheadjacentsquarecontainsanopponent'spiece,andthesquareimmediatelybeyonditisvacant,thepiecemaybecaptured(andremovedfromthegame)byjumpingoverit.
Onlythedarksquaresofthecheckeredboardareused.Apiecemaymoveonlydiagonallyintoanunoccupiedsquare.Capturingismandatoryinmostofficialrules,althoughsomerulevariationsmakecapturingoptionalwhenpresented.Inalmostallvariants,theplayerwithoutpiecesremaining,orwhocannotmoveduetobeingblocked,losesthegame.
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