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English Draughts (Dams, Dames, Forçat, Forcé, Dammes, Checkers)
Ruleset: English Draughts

Game

See the game English Draughts for more details.

Period(s)

Modern

Summary

Standard ruleset.

Description

These are the standard rules for 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 in a forward direction if they are adjacent. Capturing must happen if it is possible. 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.

Concepts

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Reference

Murray 1951: 76-77.

Other Rulesets

Identifiers

DLP.GameRulesets.56

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