Checkers
E705212
Checkers is a classic two-player board game in which opponents move diagonal pieces to capture or block each other, aiming to remove all of the opponent’s pieces.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract strategy game
ⓘ
board game ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Draughts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCaptureRule |
jump over adjacent opponent piece
ⓘ
land on empty square immediately beyond ⓘ |
| hasCommonVariant |
American checkers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian draughts NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian checkers ⓘ English draughts NERFINISHED ⓘ International draughts NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian draughts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | World Draughts Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoveRule |
kings move diagonally forward and backward
ⓘ
men move diagonally forward one square ⓘ |
| hasNotationSystem | algebraic draughts notation ⓘ |
| hasPieceType |
king
ⓘ
man ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGoal | capture all opponent pieces ⓘ |
| hasPromotionRule | man becomes king on reaching farthest rank ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryGoal | block opponent moves ⓘ |
| hasStartingPiecesPerPlayer | 12 ⓘ |
| hasTypicalGameLength | 10 to 60 minutes ⓘ |
| hasWinCondition |
capture all opponent pieces
ⓘ
leave opponent with no legal moves ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
simple rules
ⓘ
strategic depth ⓘ |
| isOftenPlayed |
casually
ⓘ
competitively ⓘ |
| isOftenUsedFor | teaching basic strategy ⓘ |
| isPerfectInformationGame | true ⓘ |
| isPlayedBy | two players ⓘ |
| isPlayedOn | square board ⓘ |
| isPopularIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Go
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chess ⓘ |
| isSuitableFor |
adults
ⓘ
children ⓘ |
| isTurnBased | true ⓘ |
| isZeroSumGame | true ⓘ |
| usesBoardColors | light and dark squares ⓘ |
| usesBoardPattern | 8×8 grid ⓘ |
| usesMovementDirection | diagonal movement ⓘ |
| usesPlayableSquares | dark squares only ⓘ |
| usesStartingRowsPerPlayer | three rows ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.