Pleasant Draughts
(Le Jeu Plaisant de Dames; Plaisant, Pleasant)DLP Game
PeriodModern
RegionNorthern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe
CategoryBoard, War, Leaping, Diagonal
Description
Pleasant Draughts was a game played in France and England in the seventeenth century, particularly in rural communities. It lacked the forced capture of regular English Draughts.
Rules
Played on an 8x8 board with each player having twelve pieces. Pieces move diagonally one space forward, and can capture opponent's pieces by jumping them if they are adjacent. Capturing is not mandatory. Multiple captures are allowed. Once pieces reach the opposite side of the board from their starting position, they become kings and can move diagonally either forwards or backwards. The goal is to capture all of the opponent's pieces.
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