Checkers Club

• Red goes first. Only dark squares are used.
• A man moves or captures diagonally forward. A king can also move or capture backward, one step or jump at a time.
• A jump is required whenever one is available. Continue jumping with the same piece. Choose any complete route, not necessarily the longest.
• Reaching the far edge makes a king and ends that turn, even during a jump.
• You win when your opponent has no legal move, including when all their pieces are gone.

Plan ahead: Before you move, look for the jump your opponent could make next. Two pieces can protect one another.

Practice automatically draws on the third identical position with the same player to move, or after 40 turns by each player with no capture and no move by a man. Tournament claims and touch-move rules are not used here. Hints and undo are practice aids.