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Checkers Rules / Instructions
Checkers Board Game Rules
Average Price: $8.00
Ages: 8 and up
Players: 2
Playing Time: 15min. - 45min.
Release Date: 1150
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Object of Checkers:
The player that cannot move and is blocked by the other player or cannot move from loosing all their pieces loses the board game.
Contents of Board Game:
Every Checkers board game should include a board arranged with 64 (8 X 8 grid) squares of two different colors, 12 pieces per player, and the board game rules.
Game Preparation:
The board is unfolded or laid out and the 12 pieces are positioned on the darkest squares starting with the squares closest to the edge on each side. There should be two rows of squares in the middle with no Checker pieces on them. If checker pieces are such that on one side there is a crown, those should be faced down until further in the game.
Game Play:
If playing with black Checker pieces, the rules and instructions suggest that red moves first and colors are alternated in subsequent games. Also, each player has 5 minutes to complete his turn before loosing it.
Rules on moving normal checkers pieces are they can move one square forward in a diagonal direction landing on the same color as all other pieces. A piece that has been Kinged can move one square diagonally in both directions (forward or backwards). All pieces can only be moved onto vacant squares unless they are jumping the opponent.
You can reduce the number of pieces the other player has by jumping over their piece if they are located on the adjacent square with a vacant square following them for your piece to land. Multiple jumping is not against the rules as far as the Checker piece is advanced in a forward direction. If piece being played is a King, player can move jumping in both directions in the same manner. Each jump or sequence of jumps consists of one turn. If a player can jump another player, you must jump and remove their piece. The Checker instructions state that multiple jumps must be completed and not stopped half way through. If you have a choice of jumps, you can choose among them regardless of whether some of them are multiple jumps or not. Jumping your own pieces is against the rules. Any piece, whether it is a king or not, is allowed to jump a king.
Pieces can be Kinged by reaching the last row of the opposite side referred to in the rules as the King Row. To "King" a piece, another Checker is placed on top of the exiting piece or the Checker is turned over to reveal the crown (depending of game pieces). The Kinged piece then follows the normal turn pattern. |
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