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Draughts is another name for checkers.
The game draughts is also known as checkers.
Draughts is the name of a British board game, called chequers in the USA and Canada
In standard draughts (also known as checkers), each player starts with 12 discs. The discs are typically placed on the three rows closest to each player, with the back row containing the player's pieces and the middle two rows left empty at the beginning of the game.
In a standard game of draughts (also known as checkers), each player starts with 12 counters, making a total of 24 counters on the board at the beginning of the game. These counters are typically round and can be of different colors, usually black and white. The game is played on an 8x8 board, with players moving their counters diagonally to capture opponents' pieces.
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"Would you like to play checkers or draughts with me?"
In a game of draughts, each player starts with 12 pieces, commonly referred to as "men," positioned on the three rows closest to them on the board. The objective is to capture all of the opponent's pieces or block them from making any legal moves. The game is played on an 8x8 board, with only the dark squares used for movement.
Don't know if I have the context right but, in the UK, draughts (pronounced "drafts") is the game known in the USA as checkers.
You can put one of your draughts behind one of your other ones to stop your opponent jumping that draught.
16 of each colour. So 32. 8x8 board 2 rows of 8 for each colour :D
The spelling is checkers, but the game is also known as draughts (UK).