Chinese Checkers
E1027121
Chinese Checkers is a strategic board game for two to six players in which participants race to move their pieces across a star-shaped board by making single-step moves and jumps.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract strategy game
ⓘ
board game ⓘ race game ⓘ |
| ageRange | children and adults ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stern-Halma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Halma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardShape |
hexagram
ⓘ
six-pointed star ⓘ |
| captureMechanic | none ⓘ |
| category |
family game
ⓘ
strategy game ⓘ |
| commercializedBy | Pressman Toy Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complexity | easy to learn ⓘ |
| equipment |
colored marbles
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colored pegs ⓘ star-shaped board ⓘ |
| goal | move all pieces from starting triangle to opposite triangle ⓘ |
| hasMisleadingName | not of Chinese origin ⓘ |
| informationType | perfect information ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Halma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jumpType | multiple jumps in one turn allowed ⓘ |
| luckFactor | none ⓘ |
| moveType |
jump over adjacent piece to empty hole
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single-step move to adjacent hole ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ 4 ⓘ 5 ⓘ 6 ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| originPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| popularIn |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMechanic |
chain jumps
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jumping over pieces ⓘ piece movement ⓘ |
| standardPiecesPerPlayer | 10 ⓘ |
| startingArea |
one point of the star
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triangle of 10 holes ⓘ |
| strategicDepth | moderate ⓘ |
| teamPlay |
allowed
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commonly played 4 or 6 players in teams ⓘ |
| theme | abstract ⓘ |
| turnStructure | players move in turn ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfPlayers |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ 4 ⓘ |
| winningCondition | first player to occupy all target holes wins ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.