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Checkers

Checkers (also referred to as draughts) is a form of an abstract strategy board game played by two persons over an eight-by-eight squared board. Each player has 12 red or black pieces.

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How many squares draught board?

There are 64 squares on a draught board

How many Checkers restaurants are there worldwide?

There are 800 total stores including both Checkers and Ralleys, the brand Checkers purchased a few years ago.

Can a normal checker jump backwards?

No, a normal checker must go forward towards the other oppents king row (last row). Only kings can move fowards and backwards. Hope I helped!

How many red game pieces in a checker game?

There are 12 red game pieces in a checkers game.

What is Factory checker?

A factory checker is one who monitors the inflow and outflow of goods and materials in a factory particularly with respect to those goods and materials that go in to the warehouse and would eventually go out of the same warehouse of a factory. The factory checker would need to maintain an inventory book that would register the number of goods or the level of stocks of goods and materials inside the warehouse of a factory.

Can you jump your own piece in Chinese checkers?

Yes you are allowed to jump over your own piece as long as there is space between.

How many checkers are in a game?

There are 24 checker pieces in total. Or you can say 12 on each side.

What is the meaning of checkered history?

A checkered history means that the history of someone or something is partly good (white) and partly bad (black), like the alternating black and white squares on a checker board.

GAME

North American: checkers, played on a checkerboard

British: draughts, played on a draughtboard / chequerboard

Example of usage

  • "Chequered history of women's reservation bill" ~Headline in Hundustan Times, New Delhi, March 8, 2010.

SIMILAR EXPRESSION: a checkered past:

"The reformed gang leader hoped that his new girlfriend would never discover his checkered past"

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How long has checkers been around?

Checkers has been around since ancient times.

Specifically, one of its ancestors was the game called alquerque. This game is known to have been played as far back as 600 B.C. But its board boasted 25 squares, with each square being crossed by diagonals. In contrast, the modern game of checkers uses a 65-square board in the United States of America, and a 100-square board in Europe.

Do you have to take a jump in checkers?

Contrary to popular belief, the original game of Checkers rule pamphlet does not state that you must take a jump.

Do you capitalize checkers?

No, the game of checkers is not capitalized.

What country did Chinese checkers originate in?

Germany is the country in which Chinese checkers originated, around 1890. Specifically, Chinese checkers is neither Chinese nor a form of checkers. The game is based on halma, which was invented in the United States of America around 1883.