Board game of a checker

Prepared: Litvinova Anastasia and Babikova Sofia

Game description The board game of a checker

is widely known in the world of games. Fundamental difference of checkers from sledge games - game without dice which were an integral part of ancient games. The board game of a checker was known in the 3rd century and won popularity in Europe in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Simply and interesting to play checkers therefore this game enjoys wide popularity.

Rules of the game

Quantity of players: 2 Purpose of game: to cut down all checkers of the opponent the Description: The first goes at whom white checkers. Further the right of the first course passes clockwise. Prior to game all players put an initial rate (антэ). Игроки go in turn. Can go only one of available checkers on a diagonal on one cell forward for time. To cut down a checker of the opponent, it is necessary to jump over it on a diagonal forward or back if options of game allowed to cut back. It is possible to cut at once some checkers of the opponent if right after a felling of a checker opportunity to cut down still opens. On achievement of a checker of the opposite side of a board the checker turns into the king. The king can go both forward, and back and, similarly, to cut checkers of the opponent. The king it is possible to resemble at once some cages forward or back. If on a way of the king there is a checker of the opponent, that to cut down it needs to be put the king on any of free cages behind a checker of the opponent.

The winner is the one who cut down all checkers of the opponent.

If at the player it developed a situation when there is nothing to resemble, the player has to press the Finish a Course button.

The automatic draw arises if the rule of the fiftieth course is observed - when for the last 50 courses wasn't cut down any checker/king and as if both players have no opportunity to make a course.