Play draughts by the rules you grew up with

American, Brazilian, International or Russian rules. Eleven computer opponents who each play their own way, or a friend on the same screen.

Mia720

I'd rather not lose anything. Your move.

Play Mia Pass and play

American checkers, you play Black. Change the rules, the opponent or your colour

American checkers: the Single Corner opening

Four rule sets

The board, who moves first and how captures work all change. You start on the rules most played where your language is spoken, and can switch before any game.

Four rule sets
	American checkersMost played in the United States and Britain, where it is called English draughts.	Brazilian draughtsMost played in Brazil.	International draughtsMost played in the Netherlands, France and West Africa, and in world championships.	Russian draughtsMost played in Russia and Eastern Europe, where it is called shashki.
Board	8×8, 12 men each	8×8, 12 men each	10×10, 20 men each	8×8, 12 men each
First move	Black	White	White	White
Men capture backwards	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kings	Move one square	Fly along the diagonal	Fly along the diagonal	Fly along the diagonal
With several captures	Take any of them	Take the most pieces	Take the most pieces	Take any of them
Crowned mid-capture	Crowned, the move ends	Crowned only if it stops there	Crowned only if it stops there	Crowned, keeps capturing

American checkers
Kings move one square at a time, and you may take any capture on offer.
Board
8×8, 12 men each
First move
Black
Men capture backwards
No
Kings
Move one square
With several captures
Take any of them
Crowned mid-capture
Crowned, the move ends
Brazilian draughts
International rules on the 8×8 board: flying kings, and the biggest capture is compulsory.
Board
8×8, 12 men each
First move
White
Men capture backwards
Yes
Kings
Fly along the diagonal
With several captures
Take the most pieces
Crowned mid-capture
Crowned only if it stops there
International draughts
The 10×10 game: twenty men each, flying kings, and the biggest capture is compulsory.
Board
10×10, 20 men each
First move
White
Men capture backwards
Yes
Kings
Fly along the diagonal
With several captures
Take the most pieces
Crowned mid-capture
Crowned only if it stops there
Russian draughts
Flying kings, a free choice of capture, and a man crowned mid-capture keeps capturing.
Board
8×8, 12 men each
First move
White
Men capture backwards
Yes
Kings
Fly along the diagonal
With several captures
Take any of them
Crowned mid-capture
Crowned, keeps capturing

In all four, pieces stay on the dark squares and a capture, once possible, is compulsory.

Eleven opponents, each with a habit

Every one of them is a set of real search settings rather than a difficulty slider, so two at the same rating still play differently.

Play draughts by the rules you grew up with

Four rule sets

American checkers

Brazilian draughts

International draughts

Russian draughts

Eleven opponents, each with a habit

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