Meaning | A checkerboard game / game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces. |
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Synonym | draughts |
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Category of | black | (board games) the darker pieces |
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checker, chequer | One of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers |
king | A checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward |
white | (board games) the lighter pieces |
Parts | checkerboard, checker board | A board having 64 squares of two alternating colors |
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Broader | board game | A game played on a specially designed board |
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Spanish | corrientes de aire, dama, damas |
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Catalan | dames |
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