Rulebook
Rules for draughts
Clear summaries of major checkers variants - boards, captures, kings, and how games are won.
Draughts / checkers
All major variants
Draughts · 8x8
Russian draughts
Classic Russian rules: flying kings, backward captures by men, and majority capture.
8x8 dark squares
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English / American checkers
English and American checkers: men capture forward only, short kings, mandatory jumps.
8x8 dark squares
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International draughts
World championship rules on 10x10: 20 men, flying kings, backward captures, majority.
10x10 dark squares
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Dameo
Christian Freeling design: all 64 squares, trapezoid setup, linear pushes, orthogonal captures, queenlike kings.
8x8 all squares
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Alquerque
Medieval lattice game on 25 points: short leaps, mandatory majority captures, no kings. Quiet Parchment board.
5x5 lattice points
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Brazilian draughts
International-style rules on an 8x8 board: flying kings and backward captures by men.
8x8 dark squares
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Canadian draughts
Large-board draughts with 30 men and international-style flying kings.
12x12 dark squares
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Italian draughts
Italian rules: men cannot capture kings, and men do not capture backward.
8x8 dark squares
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Spanish draughts
Spanish draughts feature flying kings and men that capture forward only.
8x8 dark squares
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German draughts (Dame)
German Dame: flying kings, men capture forward, popular recreational ruleset.
8x8 dark squares
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Turkish draughts
Orthogonal draughts: pieces move on ranks and files, not diagonals.
8x8 all squares
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Frisian draughts
Frisian rules allow orthogonal as well as diagonal captures on a 10x10 board.
10x10 dark squares
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Czech draughts
Czech draughts: flying kings, men capture forward, popular in Central Europe.
8x8 dark squares
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Thai draughts
Thai draughts use flying kings and distinctive capture landing rules.
8x8 dark squares
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Pool checkers
American pool checkers: flying kings and men that capture backward.
8x8 dark squares
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