Email Checkers or Draughts at
http://www.kazdivephotos.com/checkers/
Program is cgi so there are no downloads, just plain old good fun web
based
and email based game play.
Checkers/Draughts Rulz
How do I enter the move?
In the format a1 to b2 use the letters first!
Why do you need my email address?
Because this game is played online and against another person and the
other
player may not be playing at the same time as you. An email is sent to
them
letting them know its their move and in return you will also be notified.
Only use a valid email address! Anyone trying to spam will be reported to
authorities this is a serious offence in Australia and will not be
tolerated! Emails are not displayed or used for any other purposes!
Why do we need passwords?
Because the board you are playing on is available to every person on the
internet and if you don't have a password to protect your game someone
else
could make a move for you.
Why who starts the game gets to choose both the passwords?
Because they invited you to the game. If you don't trust them enough and
you
think they'll take your turn don't play with them! I wouldn't (cause thats
called cheating!)
What is Checkers or Draughts
The board game known as Checkers is a relative to the more complicated
game
called Chess. It is also played on the same white and black squared
"checker" board as Chess.
What are its component parts?
The aforementioned Checkerboard and 12 red and 12 black game pieces or
"disks" are all you need to play. If you want to keep track for your own
sake as to who wins more games, you may want a slip of paper and a pencil.
Who plays Checkers?
Adults and children from as young as five or six can and do play checkers.
Checkers is a game for two opponents. The game is played throughout the
the
world.
How is Checkers played?
On a board of 32 red and 32 black squares, each player places their 12
colored pieces on the black squares in the first three rows facing them.
Each opponent takes turns moving one piece at a time, only on black
squares
and with some exceptions only forward and only one square at a time. The
exception to "only forward" is that once you make it all the way to the
other side you are crowned king and may move either direction on the board
though still and always only on black squares. The exception to moving
only
one square at a time is that you may jump directly over one of your
opponent's
pieces. Once you do this, the piece you have jumped is lost to your
opponent
and is removed from the board. You may not jump over your own pieces. You
must jump over a piece directly adjacent to yours and onto an empty square
directly next to the piece you have jumped. When you jump one of your of
your opponent's pieces and if you can jump another of your opponent's
pieces
you can do so until you can't jump anymore but you must enter all the
jumps
at once at the special 'Multiple Jump' link. So you do multiple jumps when
possible especially with a king because they can move backwards and
forwards.
The object of Checkers.
The object of Checkers is to be the last one with game pieces remaining on
the board. It is therefore advantageous to jump as many of your opponents
pieces as you can while preserving as many of your own as you can. It is
also helpful to get as many kings as you can as they have more mobility,
which is strategically helpful to you.
Tricks to winning.
Protecting your pieces by having another right behind it so it can't be
jumped is a good strategy. Luring your opponent into a position where you
can jump and move a piece down toward becoming a king is a good move.
There
are endless strategies, which may be found in numerous books, and many are
based on mathematical solutions. But the best method of getting a good
start
is to setup your pieces so you can do multiple jumps, this is especially
effective with a king.
This version of Checkers.
You can do multiple jumps! Just click on the muliple jump link in the
window, where you make your normal move and a small window will open where
you can enter your multiple jump moves. At this stage I have only added 8
multiple jumps at once, this should be more than enough! Oh and in this
version of checkers/draughts you don't have to jump, so you can't force
the
other player to jump!
Player Message Board
You can leave each other messages here you can send as many as you want
but
it must be your turn, so you have to send the message before you move not
after. The board will only be displayed during game play. All messages are
saved and can not be edited by you once you send it.
Retire Option
You can retire or quit a game giving your opponent the win by clicking on
the retire button this also notifies the other player that you have
retired
and given them the game win.
How to Jump
With only one jump use the normal move window to make one jump the program
will check to see if its a legal jump and makes the move. With multiple
jumps click on the link 'Multiple Jumps' and use the following format in
the
window that pops up.
From
To
To
To
and so on...
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