Diagonal Draughts
Ruleset:
Diagonal Draughts
Game
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Period(s)
Modern
Summary
Rules for Diagonal Draughts.
Description
These are the rules for Diagonal Draughts.
Rules
10x10 board, 20 pieces per player, arranged on the dark squares, leaving the diagonal from bottom left to top right empty, with each player's pieces on opposite sides of it. Pieces move diagonally one or can jump an opponent's adjacent player to capture it. Pieces can move forward or backwards. When a piece reaches the opposite edge of the board from its starting position, it becomes a king and can may move and jump over any number of spaces diagonally. Captures are compulsory and the maximum number of jumps must be made. Winning is achieved by capturing all the opponent's pieces or by blocking them from moving.
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Reference
Twiss 1805: 173.
Other Rulesets
Origin
England
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.885
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