Canadian checkers
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 Canadian checkers board and starting setup; White moves first. | |
| Years active | at least 250 years |
|---|---|
| Genres | |
| Players | 2 |
| Setup time | < 1 minute |
| Playing time | 30 minutes – 4 hours |
| Chance | None |
| Skills | Strategy, tactics |
| Synonyms | Canadian draughts |
Canadian checkers (or Canadian draughts) is a variant of the strategy board game draughts. It is one of the largest draughts games, played on a 12×12 checkered board with 30 game pieces per player.[1][2]
History[edit]
The game was invented by the French settlers of Quebec, Canada; it was named Grand jeu de dames.[3] It is unknown when the game was first played in Canada. The huff rule was dropped in 1880 after a dispute developed during the Canadian championship match.[1]
The idea of an increased-size international draughts game is older still; boards with 12×12 squares were on sale in London in 1805.[1]
Game rules[edit]
Canadian checkers follows the same rules and conventions as international draughts, the only differences are the larger gameboard (12×12 squares instead of 10×10), and more checkers per player (30 instead of 20). The starting setup is shown in the diagram.
Notation[edit]
Games are recorded using the same method of notation used by other draughts variants, extended for a board of 144 squares (see diagram).
See also[edit]
- Hexdame – international draughts rules applied to a hexagonal board
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Murray (1978), p. 81.
- ^ Diagram Group (1975), p. 39
- ^ Mohr (1997), p. 49
Bibliography
- Diagram Group (1975). "Canadian Checkers". In Midgley, Ruth (ed.). The Way to Play. Paddington Press Ltd. ISBN 0-8467-0060-3.
- Mohr, Merilyn Simonds (1997). "Canadian Checkers". The New Games Treasury. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 1-57630-058-7.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1978). "§4.3.8 Canadian draughts". A History of Board-Games other than Chess (Reissued ed.). Hacker Art Books Inc. ISBN 0-87817-211-4.
- Parlett, David (1999). The Oxford History of Board Games. Oxford University Press Inc. pp. 252, 266. ISBN 0-19-212998-8.
External links[edit]
- Association Québécoise des joueurs de dames (AQJD) official site of the Quebec draughts association (in French)
- Canadian Checkers at BoardGameGeek