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- HOW TO PLAY CHECKERS
-
- Each player starts with 12 pieces, either 12 black pieces
- or 12 red pieces. The black pieces are set up on the first
- 12 black squares and the red pieces are set up on the
- first 12 black squares on the opposite side of the board.
-
- Players alternate turns moving one diagonal square at a
- time. In this version of checkers the red player moves first,
- followed by the black player. A player can only move to
- unoccupied squares. Once a piece moves to the opposite
- side of the board it is "crowned" and it is then called a
- "king". A "king" can move backward or forward one square
- at a time, as the limits of the board permit.
-
- Players must "jump" an opponent's piece in the next
- square if the square beyond it is vacant. If another "jump"
- is available from the new square, then the player must
- continue jumping until it runs out of jumps. An opponent's
- piece that is jumped is "captured" and removed from the
- board.
-
- To win at checkers you must either capture all the pieces
- of your opponent, or block your opponent's forces so they
- cannot move. The player making the last move wins.