Checkers

Checkers, also known as draughts, is a classic strategy board game for two opposing sides on an 8×8 checkerboard.

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Your turn — you are red

Tap a red piece, then a marked square. Use arrow keys to navigate and Enter or Space to play. Captures are mandatory.

Controls

Desktop: Use two separate mouse clicks: first click one of your red pieces to select it, then click a highlighted destination square to move. Do not drag the piece. Regular pieces move diagonally toward the top of the board; kings can move diagonally in either direction. Wait while the computer plays black. Click New Game to restart the match. Mobile: Use two separate finger taps: first tap a red piece to select it, then tap a highlighted destination square to move. Do not drag the piece. Use the same selection-and-destination sequence for moves and captures. Tap New Game to restart. Forced captures: If any of your pieces can jump over an adjacent black piece into an empty square, you must capture. Only pieces with legal captures can be selected, and ordinary moves are unavailable until the required capture is made. If multiple captures are available, choose a highlighted legal option. Multi-jumps: After a capture, if the same piece can jump again, it stays selected. Click or tap its next highlighted landing square and continue until no further capture is available; you cannot switch pieces during the sequence. Reaching the top row crowns your red piece as a king and immediately ends your turn. Goal: Capture every black piece or block all of the computer's legal moves. Your wins and losses are tracked locally, and Play again starts another match after the result. Draw rules: The 40-move rule ends the game in a draw after 40 consecutive moves with no capture and no man (regular piece) advancement. Each move by either side counts; a capture or any man move resets the counter. Threefold repetition ends the game in a draw when the same position (piece locations, which pieces are kings, and the side to move) occurs three times. Draws do not count as wins or losses.

About this game

Checkers, also known as draughts, is a classic strategy board game for two opposing sides on an 8×8 checkerboard. Each side begins with twelve pieces on the dark squares. Move diagonally forward, protect your pieces, and plan captures to win by taking every opposing piece or leaving your opponent without a legal move.

This game follows American checkers rules. A regular piece moves one square diagonally forward or captures by jumping over an adjacent opponent into the empty square beyond. Captures are mandatory whenever available, and a piece that can capture again must continue its multi-jump sequence. Reach the far edge to crown your piece as a king, which can move and capture diagonally both forward and backward. Crowning ends the turn, even if the new king could capture again.

In this implementation, you play red against a computer controlling black. Legal destinations are highlighted after you select a piece, and status messages explain forced captures, jump continuations, and the computer's turn. The responsive Daybreak-style board supports desktop clicks and mobile taps, while wins and losses are saved locally in your browser. Start a fresh match at any time with New Game.