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NekonyancerWelcome to *Checkers,* a classic abstract game with over a thousand years of history! Your [red]*objective*[/red] is to capture all the opponent's checkers! [green][tip] This tutorial is best viewed on a computer![/green]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
NekonyancerEach player has *twenty* checkers, all of which are on the *dark* squares of the board. [blue]All you have to do on your turn is move one![/blue] 2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
NekonyancerCheckers can only move *diagonally forward* (never backward), and only one space at a time. [blue]Let's try it![/blue] *Select the checker on Space 33! Move it to Space 28!*3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment010cell_4_5 18 piece_31 17
Nekonyancer*Good!* Now it's our opponent's turn.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fc65b073d00
NekonyancerOur opponent moved a checker to [blue]*this space,*[/blue] which gives us an opportunity to *capture* theirs! To capture an opponent's checker, your checker must jump *over* the opponent's checker. This is only possible if there's [red]*an empty space*[/red] on the other side for the checker to land on!6piece_1463b0fc6ca361300cell_6_3 6 piece_14 7
Nekonyancer[red]Try it![/red] *Select this checker. Then click on the open space on the other side of the opponent's checker!*7piece_3163b0fc6ca361310cell_6_3 18 piece_31 17
Nekonyancer[blue]Good![/blue] By the way, checkers cannot *move* backward normally, but they can *capture* backward. For example, if our opponent moved another checker [red]*here,*[/red] we would be able to capture it!1cell_5_463b0fc845206d00cell_5_4 1
NekonyancerThe opponent can't actually make that move, though, because of another rule: if you *can* capture a checker, you *must* capture a checker! Our opponent can capture [red]*this checker,*[/red] so they must do so!2piece_3163b0fc845206d00piece_31 1
Nekonyancer*.... but they didn't.* [red]What just happened?![/red] O_o;1piece_1063b0fcaa9dcd600
Nekonyancer!!! This BGA adaptation makes the players enforce the "can-capture-must-capture" rule themselves! [red]In other words, it's up to us to tell our opponent that they broke the rules![/red] *Click on "Refute last move" at the top! Then click on "Confirm!"*2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fcaa9dcd610
NekonyancerOkay! Their last move was undone. Now we have to *show* our opponent the move they were supposed to make! *Select the indicated checker. Use it to capture ours!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fcb12a88e10piece_16 16
Nekonyancer[green]*Good!*[/green] Now that we've corrected our opponent's turn, we can take our own turn. *Move the indicated checker!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fcb5429fd10piece_29 16
Nekonyancer*Move that checker again to space 28!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fcd17296a10cell_4_5 18 piece_29 17
NekonyancerOur checker is right next to the opponent's checker, but they can't capture us because [red]*the space behind our checker*[/red] is occupied. In other words, the opponent's checker doesn't have an open landing square!1piece_2963b0fcd913af600piece_27 1
Nekonyancer[green]Alright, here's the exciting part.[/green] If capturing an opponent's checker puts you in a position to capture *another* checker, you may do so, capturing multiple checkers in a single turn! We have the perfect opportunity right now! *Use the indicated checker to capture the opponent's checker!*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fd10b191810piece_29 16
Nekonyancer*Now capture again!*1cell_8_163b0fd1a803fd10cell_8_1 16
NekonyancerOkay! Next, let's talk about *kings.* If one of our checkers reaches the last row of the board, it will transform into a king! Unlike normal pieces, kings can move *forward and backward* and move *multiple spaces* in a single direction. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eced4f2913.87365675.jpg[/img] 1piece_1163b0fd27c731700cell_9_0 4 piece_3 4 piece_7 4 piece_11 4 piece_15 4
NekonyancerThey can also capture while moving multiple spaces, but they still need an open landing zone! [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785eced7782d2.90019094.jpg[/img] [red]Remember, if you CAN capture, you MUST capture![/red] (Unless the opponent lets you do otherwise.)2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fd27c731700
Nekonyancer[green]Okay, that's everything![/green] The game will continue until one player has no more checkers *OR* their only remaining checkers are unable to move!3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fd27c731700
NekonyancerOne last thing: the version we just learned is *International Checkers,* but there are three others available! *Brazilian Checkers:* 8x8 board instead of 10x10.4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fd27c731700
Nekonyancer*Straight Checkers:* 8x8 board instead of 10x10. Checkers cannot capture backward. Kings cannot move multiple spaces. *Russian Checkers:* 8x8 board instead of 10x10. When a checker is kinged, it may immediately capture an opponent's checker, if possible. You must capture a piece if able, but do not have to capture as many as possible on a turn.5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fd27c731700
Nekonyancer[blue]*Thank you for playing through this tutorial for Checkers!*[/blue] If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial, feel free to send *Nekonyancer* a message! Have fun! :D6archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment63b0fd27c731700
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regle jeu dames
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navod na damu
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