Checkers - Play Free Online Board Game | GameZipper

You 12
CHECKERS
AI 12
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Moving Pieces

Regular pieces move diagonally forward one square at a time. Click a piece to select it, then click a highlighted square to move.

You Win!

Congratulations!

Rating: 1000 Moves: 0

How to Play Checkers

Objective

Capture all of your opponent's pieces or block them so they have no valid moves.

Movement

  • Regular pieces move diagonally forward one square onto dark squares
  • Kings (promoted pieces) can move diagonally in any direction

Capturing

  • Jump over an opponent's piece diagonally to capture it
  • If a capture is available, you MUST take it
  • Multi-jumps: if another capture is possible after jumping, you must continue

King Promotion

When a piece reaches the opposite end of the board, it becomes a King. Kings can move diagonally forward and backward.

Winning

  • Capture all opponent pieces, or
  • Leave opponent with no legal moves

Draw

The game is drawn if 40 moves pass without any capture.