A member of the Checkers Family. International Checkers is not to be confused with American Checkers or British Draughts due to its rule differences. It is played on a 10x10-square checker board with 20 pieces per player. This game is popular in European countries like France, The Netherlands, Russia, Poland and Belgium and in African nations like Congo...
The Russian form of Checkers The rules differ in several ways from other forms, making it a distinct game. Shashki is played on the black fields of an 8x8 board. A man (Шашка) moves forwards only, but it can capture forwards and backwards. Men are promoted to kings (Дамка, actually meaning lady) upon reaching the back row. If this happens within a capture...
"Oer Alles" (translates as "Over All") aka "Frysk damjen" (Frisian) or "Fries dammen" (Dutch) or "Frisian draughts" (English) Frisian draughts is closely related to the now standard game of (Polish) draughts and can be traced back to at least the late 1600s, when the games of the Draughts Family were sweeping through Europe from the French base. It has...
A traditional Hawaiian game. From Katie Harris's review: The gameboard is made up of rows and columns, like a checkerboard. However, you can have as many rows and columns as you would like (and your board accommodates). To set-up the game, fill each square with a playing piece, alternating between black and white pieces. Black moves first, by taking off...
Challenges of America is a mini expansion for LUDOS America. It adds a modern twist to each game with unique wooden tokens and special rules that randomize the effects on board spaces. Contains: 2 x Whirlpools for Awithlaknannai 2 x Knots for Kōnane 2 x Grassed for Komikan 2 x Temples (Sun and Moon) for Puluc This mini-expansion requires the LUDOS America...
Heroes of America is a mini expansion for LUDOS America. It adds a modern twist to each game with unique wooden tokens and special rules that randomize the effect on board spaces. Contains: 2 x Shaman Serpents for Awithlaknannai 2 x Hummingbirds for Kōnane 1 x Condor and 1 x Alpha Alpaca for Komikan 2 x Guardians (Sun and Moon) for Puluc This...
Oracles of America is a mini expansion for LUDOS America. It adds an element of fate to each game with custom dice and tokens that trigger random, yet strategic events that change the course of play. Contains: 2 dice for Awithlaknannai 1 dice and 1 token for Kōnane 2 dice and 1 token for Komikan 1 dice and 2 tokens for Puluc This mini-expansion requires...
Thai Checkers is a traditional game from the checkers family played in Thailand. Its rules are often given wrongly, including online gaming sites. Thai Checkers is played on an 8x8 board. The board is set up so that the lower left corner is black. Each player has 8 men (ordinary Checkers) which are placed on the black squares of the first two rows. Black...
A member of the Checkers Family very popular in Brasil. Brazilian Checkers or Draughts is played under the same basic rules that apply to International Checkers except that it is played on a smaller 8 x 8, or 64-square board with each player playing 12 pieces. This variant is started by the player who either wins a random toss of a coin or the player who...
Stavropol Checkers is a Russian variant of Checkers with shared pieces. Players take turns. A player moves one piece of either his or the opponent's colour according to the rules for a piece of that colour. Forced moves (captures) take precedence. It follows from the rules that pieces of one colour can move several times without intermediary moves of...
An adaptation of Checkers for 3 or 4 players, Fourplay uses a 10 x 10 grid of squares for its board, with four corners of four squares each left off. A border surrounds the central 6 x 6 "Field." The outer portions of the board are called "Bases." There are four colors of pieces; each player begins with 6 each and places them on the dark squares of their...