Checkers Board Game

Checkers

American checkers · vs AI

Red Turn

Red: 0Black: 0

Captures are mandatory and multiple jumps continue with the same piece. Men move and capture forward only. Crowning during a jump ends that turn. A player with no legal move loses.

How to play

Move diagonally forward and capture by jumping. Reach the far row to crown a king that moves backward too.

Evaluate the landing square

In Checkers, the landing square can matter more than the capture itself. Calculate whether it opens another jump or exposes the piece to a forced reply.

Push toward promotion without isolating pieces on the edge. Connected central pieces protect diagonals and preserve options.

Origin & history

Checkers traces back to boards from Ur circa 3000 BC, taking its modern chessboard form in 12th-century France.

FAQ

Tips to beat the AI?

Control the center and keep formations that deny double jumps. The endgame is a race to crown kings.