BreakthroughRules
= Breakthrough Rules = '''Breakthrough''' is an abstract strategy board game invented by Dan Troyka . . . larger board sizes. It shares some similarity to Checkers, although the strategy is completely different. . . . To play the game on a different-sized . . . is not compulsory, nor is it "chained" as in Checkers. The first player to reach the opponent's . . .
3K - last updated 2020-03-10 17:31 UTC by TrevorLDavis
Checkers
= Checkers = The name of a simple yet classic PublicDomain boardgame, or the pieces for use in that . . . game. Many people are familiar with checkers so I won't go into details here. I recently . . . game and a few of its variants (such as Anti-Checkers, aka Lose Checkers) on [http://www.itsyourturn.com . . . BoardgameGeek page for Checkers] ---- CategoryGamePage . . .
1K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
CheskersRules
Cheskers is a chess variant combining chess and checkers. It was invented by Solomon W. Golomb in 1948. . . . alternate moves. '''Pawns''' move as pieces in checkers: They move, without taking, one square diagonally . . . with which type of piece he takes. Also, as in checkers, a pawn can (and, when possible, must) take . . . or camel. A '''king''' moves as a promoted checkers piece: This is the same type of move as a . . .
3K - last updated 2018-06-09 16:28 UTC by JamesVipond
ChessRules
= Chess = == Public Domain Rules by Trevor Blake == Placed into the Public Domain May 2002 ---- ["John . . . board that is used for many games including checkers. Each player sits opposite the other. One . . .
7K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
Chinese 20Checkers
= Chinese Checkers = I recently learned ([http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Halma.htm here])that there . . . BoardgameGeek page for Chinese Checkers (with no mention of Halma)] ---- CategoryGamePage . . .
1K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
EmergencyGameKit
= Emergency Game Kits = I first read about Emergency Game Kits in an [http://www.defectiveyeti.com/articles/emergency_gaming_kit.html . . . of wooden chess pieces (two colours) and the checkers from the 1961 Whitman edition of ["Focus"], . . . of Action"], or ["Breakthrough"], or even ["Checkers"], for Bog's sake) * Red velveteen bag full . . .
12K - last updated 2011-04-02 02:56 UTC by RonHaleEvans
Focus
= Focus = http://www.ludism.org/scpix/20000415/20000415g.jpg Focus is a game by the great game designer . . . two-player Focus set can be improvised from two Checkers sets, which we intend to do for GamesToTheRescue, . . .
2K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
FocusRules
Focus is a checkers variant invented in 1963 by Sid Sackson. **Number of players:** 2 **Equipment:** . . . An 8×8 board; 18 checkers in each of two contrasting colors ==Setup== . . . Arrange the checkers in the center of the board like this. The . . . A **stack** comprises between one and five checkers. Ownership is determined by the checker on . . . stack. The stack size is equal to the number of checkers it comprises. ==Play== Before the first turn, . . .
2K - last updated 2018-05-20 23:35 UTC by JamesVipond
GameLibrary
= Seattle Cosmic Game Library = The members of Seattle Cosmic Game Night have assembled a library of . . . Link] | in | | ["Chinese Chess"] & ["Chinese Checkers"] | ChessVariant, AbstractGame | Traditional . . .
7K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
GamesToTheRescue
= Games to the Rescue = Games to the Rescue is a philanthropic project of the [http://www.ludism.org/ . . . anyway, like a StandardDeckOfCards and ["Checkers"] sets, and the book contains rules for classic . . . book? The group can donate old decks of cards, Checkers sets, and so on, that they have at home or . . . equipment, such as a StandardDeckOfCards or a ["Checkers"] set. Depending on how large the final collection . . . HERE" message (for example, "Do you like ["Checkers"]? Then try ["Focus"]!" or "Here are the four . . .
8K - last updated 2018-07-23 02:50 UTC by RonHaleEvans
GamesToTheRescueBook
= The Games to the Rescue Book = This page is a collaborative work environment for people working on . . . Most of these games only need one or two Checkers sets. '''Card Game:''' Most of these games . . . only a single standard Chess set. Some require a Checkers set as well. '''Dice Game:''' Most of these . . . '''Author:''' Dan Troyka. '''Type:''' Boardgame, Checkers-like, (Deep or Medium?) Strategy '''Description:''' . . . '''Number of Players:''' 2 '''Requires:''' 1 ["Checkers"] set (16 checkers per side as opposed to . . .
17K - last updated 2019-07-11 02:55 UTC by JamesVipond
GamutOfGamesEquipment
= Equipment Needed for Sid Sackson's Book A GAMUT OF GAMES = 28 of the 38 games in ''A Gamut of Games'' . . . preferably with matched backs. 1. Two ["Checkers"] sets. (Two sets of pieces are needed, and . . . the regular two-player game) requires 26 extra checkers (13 checkers in two extra colours). We can . . . make these by spray-painting ordinary checkers. 1. '''Haggle''': Multiple blank cards in . . .
5K - last updated 2018-10-30 19:03 UTC by RonHaleEvans
Lines 20of 20Action
= Lines of Action = http://www.ludism.org/scpix/misc/P1010315.JPG ''Photo courtesy Mind Sports Olympiad, . . . A LoA set can be improvised from a single Checkers set, and we intend to include the rules for . . .
2K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
LinesOfActionRules
= Lines of Action Rules = '''Lines of Action''' is a two-player abstract strategy board game invented . . . for ranks and files. Each player controls twelve checkers, which are initially arrayed as follows: http://www.ludism.org/gather/Loa1.jpg . . . The object of the game is to bring all of one's checkers together into a contiguous body. Players alternate . . . moves, with black having the first move. Checkers move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. . . . A checker moves as many spaces as there are checkers (both friendly and enemy) on the the line . . .
7K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
NeoCrossingsRules
This checkers variant is based on Crossings, invented by Robert Abbott and first described in Sid Sackson's . . . //A Gamut of Games//. Like orthodox checkers, Neo-Crossings is played on an 8×8 . . . board. ==Setup== Each player begins with 16 checkers of his color, starting on the two ranks nearest . . . ==Gameplay== Each player, . . . of his color. A phalanx is a line of two or more checkers of the same color, lying along a vertical, . . .
3K - last updated 2020-03-10 17:32 UTC by TrevorLDavis
Paul 20David 20Unwin
= Paul David Unwin = '''Email:''' paul_unwin@hotmail.com Please feel free to fix any errors you find . . . including ancient classics such ["Chess"], ["Checkers"], and ["Go"]; and a few other well-known . . .
6K - last updated 2010-03-13 23:26 UTC by RonHaleEvans
SeattleCosmicGameNight20031011
= Seattle Cosmic Game Night, Saturday, 11 October 2003 = == The Big Game Sale Day == http://www.ludism.org/scpix/20031011/02_great_game_sale.jpg . . . the players? --["Ron Hale-Evans"] === Chinese Checkers === '''Game:''' ["Chinese Checkers"] [[BR]] . . .
14K - last updated 2009-06-27 06:21 UTC by RonHaleEvans
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