Checkers Online is a HTML5 Board Game. Enjoy this stylish version of the classic Checkers Online Game. 3 Game’s Mode: – Multiplayer mode – Play against the pc – Challenge a friend playing on the same device. Play Checkers Multiplayer today and test your board game skills!
If you enjoy board games then you will enjoy this Checkers Online game. The aim of this online game remains the same – to take the opponent pieces and to eliminate them from the board. You can play several different game modes including 1on1 vs. an AI, or online against players from around the world.
Checkers Online Game Play
A single checker can move forward diagonally one space per turn. To capture an opponent’s checker, a player may jump over a diagonally adjacent opponent’s checker.
The space on the other side of the opponent’s checker must be open. Multiple checkers can be captured if jumped consecutively with the same checker.
If a checker makes it to the other side of the board, it is kinged. To king a checker, another checker is placed on top of it. A kinged checker can move forward or backward on the board.
The first player to capture all the opponent’s checkers wins. If a player is unable to make a move, he/she loses the game.
Checkers Online Strategy and Tips
- Sacrifice 1 piece for 2: you can sometimes bait or force the opponent to take one of your pieces enabling you to then take 2 of their pieces.
- Pieces on the sides are valuable because they can’t be jumped.
- Don’t bunch all your pieces in the middle or you may not be able to move, and then you will lose.
- Try to keep your pieces on the back row or king row for as long as possible, to keep the other player from gaining a king.
- Plan ahead and try to look at every possible move before you take your turn.
- Practice: if you play a lot against a lot of different players, you will get better.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
When was the first checkers invented?
Historians now believe that the oldest form of checkers was played around 3,000 B.C.E. It was found by archeologists in an ancient city called Ur in Iraq. Those who have studied the history of checkers have also found a game called Alquerque. It was played in ancient Egypt as far back as 1,400 B.C.E.
What equipment do you need for checkers?
Two Players
One checker board
12 pieces for each player
How to Set-Up Checkers?
Each player places their pieces on the 12dark squares in the first three rows closest to him or her.
Each of these three rows should have a total of 4 checkers.
The row closest to each player is called the “KingRow”.
Checkers Online Rules
• Always move your checker diagonally forward, toward your opponent’s side of
the gameboard).
• Move your checker one space diagonally, to an open adjacent square; or jump one or more
checkers diagonally to an open square adjacent to the checker you jumped. When you
jump over an opponent’s checker, you capture it (see Capturing an Opponent’s Checker).
• If all squares adjacent to your checker are occupied, your checker is blocked and
cannot move.
