Checkers Online

About the game

Checkers is a classic strategy game in which two players try to capture every opposing piece or leave the opponent without a legal move on an eight by eight board, and this version offers two complete rule sets. In Turkish draughts every square of the board is used and each player starts with sixteen men on the second and third rows; men move straight forward or sideways, a man that reaches the last row becomes a king and flies any distance like a rook. Capturing is mandatory and you must take the sequence that captures the most pieces; captured pieces are removed at once during a multi-jump, and a king may not reverse direction between two captures. In English and American checkers only the dark squares are used, twelve men per side move diagonally, men capture forward only, capturing is compulsory and kings move one step in any diagonal direction. Turkish rules open by default when you play in Turkish and English rules when you play in English, and you can switch from the menu at any time. The pieces are drawn as glossy, embossed discs and every king wears a shining gold crown. On the dark wooden board, tapping a piece shows its target squares and every multi-jump path as a dashed neon line, the pieces you are about to capture get a red target mark, and when a capture is forced the pieces that can take glow orange. Multi-jumps are animated square by square and each captured piece bursts into sparks. In Career mode you climb from the Novice level to Grandmaster and the Legend levels beyond against our own alpha-beta engine: a win starts the next level automatically, a loss lets you retry the same level, and you get three undos per game. Online you can play a friend with a room code or invite link, or a random opponent from anywhere in the world, and the player who creates the room picks the rule set. Threefold repetition and forty moves without a capture (in English rules, also without a man move) count as a draw, and a move counter is always on screen.

How to play

1. Pick a rule set in the menu: Turkish draughts (straight moves, flying kings) or English checkers (diagonal moves, kings step one square).
2. Choose Career, Online (a friend or a world opponent) or 2 Players.
3. Tap a piece to see its target squares and capture paths, then tap a target square or drag and drop the piece.
4. Capturing is forced: take with one of the pieces glowing orange. In Turkish rules you must take the path that captures the most; for a multi-jump tap the final square or each landing square in turn.
5. Capture every opposing piece or leave your rival with no legal move. In Career a win starts the next level at once.

Controls

Touch/mouse: tap a piece and then its target square, or drag and drop it; for a multi-jump tap the final square or each landing square in turn. The buttons below undo, flip the board, resign or offer a draw; MENU at top left returns to the main menu and EXIT leaves an online room. Keyboard: arrows or WASD move the cursor, Enter/Space select and move, Backspace clears the selection, U undoes, F flips the board, P pauses.

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FAQ

What is the difference between Turkish and English checkers?

Turkish draughts uses every square, men move straight (forward and sideways), kings fly and the move that captures the most pieces is mandatory. English checkers uses only the dark squares, men move diagonally and capture forward only, kings move one step and any capture sequence may be chosen.

Can I play checkers with a friend on another device?

Yes. Choose Online, then Play with a friend and Create room, and send the five-character code or invite link. The rule set the room creator picked in the menu is used. Find a world opponent matches you with someone who wants a game right now.

How strong is the computer?

There are eight career levels followed by endless Legend levels. The first levels make deliberate mistakes for beginners; the Grandmaster level uses our own engine to look more than fifteen moves deep in seconds.