Checkers — how to play

Simple rules — the game also teaches you as you play.

1. 12 pieces each on the dark squares. White moves first.
2. A man moves one square diagonally forward but captures both forward and backward.
3. Capturing is mandatory. If the same piece can capture again, it must continue.
4. A man reaching the last row becomes a king that moves and captures any distance diagonally.
5. You lose with no pieces or no moves left. 30 king moves without a capture is a draw.

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