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Traditional Games: Checkers / Draughts

Chess-kers

Chess-kers

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Queens & Kings ...A Checkers Game

Queens & Kings ...A Checkers Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30–90 min
Min. Age:
6
Tri-Checkers

Tri-Checkers

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Turkish Checkers

Turkish Checkers

boardgame

Dama is a checkers variant popular in the Middle East played on an 8x8 board. Unlike most related games, pieces move orthogonally forward or sideways. Reaching the back row promotes a piece to a powerful flying king.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
6
Chase the Enemy

Chase the Enemy

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
8
Chekker Math

Chekker Math

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Eximo

Eximo

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
8
Check-Four

Check-Four

boardgame

Check-Four is a four-player checkers game from 1972. The 8x8 board features four 2x8 wings on each side, separated by small gaps. The middle 6x6 area is marked by a yellow line. The game includes twelve checkers each in red, black, white, and gold.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30–60 min
Min. Age:
8
Halma i warcaby heksagonalne

Halma i warcaby heksagonalne

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Apollo Space Rocket Checkers

Apollo Space Rocket Checkers

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Chiangmai Checkers

Chiangmai Checkers

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–30 min
Min. Age:
5
Credo

Credo

boardgame

Players:
2–3
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Bagels

Bagels

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15–30 min
Min. Age:
5
Cubular

Cubular

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Operation Cuckoo

Operation Cuckoo

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15–30 min
Min. Age:
10
Konane

Konane

boardgame

Konami is a traditional Hawaiian board game. Players take turns removing pieces and then jumping over opponent pieces to capture them. The first player who is unable to make a jumping move on their turn loses the game immediately.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Digit Draughts

Digit Draughts

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Dameo

Dameo

boardgame

A Checkers-like strategy game with linear movement. Pieces and lines move straight or diagonally forward. Kings move like chess queens. Capturing is orthogonal, with long-range for kings. Friendly pieces can be jumped, making gameplay swifter than traditional Checkers.

Players:
2
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
8
Turkish Tafl

Turkish Tafl

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Altairian

Altairian

boardgame

Altairian is a checker-like strategy game based on SETI transmissions, played on a radial hex board. Players move Pods by orbiting adjacent pivot pieces. Isolated pieces freeze. Reaching the far side promotes a Pod to a War Pod (with capture abilities), and returning promotes it to a Death Pod. The goal is to scatter and immobilize the enemy fleet to win.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Kharbaga

Kharbaga

boardgame

Kharbaga is an African checkers variant (Zamma family) played on a 42-square board. The goal is to capture all opponent pieces. Standard counters move forward and capture in all directions, with mandatory jumps favoring the longest sequence. Reaching the final rank promotes them to Mullahs (Kings), which move and capture any distance in all directions like international draughts.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Super-Chex

Super-Chex

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Space Checkers

Space Checkers

boardgame

Space Checkers adapts classic checkers into the third dimension. Played on a 4x4x4 cube with eight pieces per side, it features straightforward rules for movement, captures, and crowning adapted to 3D space.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8
Lo-Hu

Lo-Hu

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
25 min
Min. Age:
8