Two players on one device. Captures are mandatory ยท reach the far row to crown a king.
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About Checkers
Free online Checkers / draughts for two players on one device. Jump to capture, crown kings, and clear or block your opponent to win.
Checkers - known as draughts in much of the world - is a deep strategy game played on the dark squares of an 8x8 board. Because captures are forced, you can set traps that make your opponent jump into a losing exchange. Control the centre, keep your back row intact as long as you can, and race to make kings. It's built for two people at one screen - and it stretches across distance the old-fashioned way: share the board in a video call and make the moves your opponent calls out, like correspondence chess at conversation speed.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to capture in Checkers?๏ผ
Yes. In standard rules, if a capture is available you must take it. If several pieces can capture, you may choose which - but the piece you move must jump.
How do I get a king?๏ผ
Move one of your men all the way to the opposite end row. It is instantly crowned a king and can then move and capture both forwards and backwards.
Can I play against the computer?๏ผ
This version is two-player hotseat - two people share one device. An AI opponent is on the way in a future update.
Can we play from two different homes?๏ผ
There's no online matchmaking here, but a video call works well: one player shares this screen and moves both sides, with the far-away player calling their moves by square. The highlighted legal moves make it easy to follow on a shared screen.
How do you win?๏ผ
Capture all of your opponent's pieces, or trap them so they have no legal move on their turn.
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