Canadian Checkers
Canadian checkers
Canadian checkers, also known as Canadian draughts, is a variant of the strategy board game draughts (or checkers). It is played on a 12×12 checkered board with 30 game pieces per player. The game was invented by French settlers in Quebec, Canada, and was originally called Grand jeu de dames. It is unknown when the game was first played in Canada. The huff rule, which allowed players to remove an opponent’s piece if they failed to capture an available piece, was dropped in 1880 after a dispute developed during the Canadian championship match.
Why is Canadian checkers Popular?
Canadian checkers is one of the largest draughts games and follows the same rules and conventions as international draughts, with the only differences being the larger gameboard and more checkers per player. The game is popular in Canada and is played competitively in tournaments.
Game Components of Canadian checkers
– 12×12 checkered board
– 30 game pieces per player
Game Setup of Canadian checkers
The starting setup is shown in the diagram on the Wikipedia page.
Gameplay Mechanics of Canadian checkers
Canadian checkers follows the same rules and conventions as international draughts, with the only differences being the larger gameboard and more checkers per player. Games are recorded using the same method of notation used by other draughts variants, extended for a board of 144 squares.
Game Objective of Canadian checkers
The objective of Canadian checkers is to capture all of the opponent’s pieces or to block them so they cannot make any more moves.
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