The pieces move and capture diagonally forward, until they reach the opposite end of the board, when they are crowned and can thereafter move and capture both backward and forward. As in all forms of draughts, English draughts is played by two opponents, alternating turns on opposite sides of the board.
It is played on an 8Ă—8 checkerboard with 12 pieces per side. The pieces move and capture diagonally forward, until they reach the opposite end of the board, when they are crowned and can thereafter move and capture both backward and forward.
Moves backwards Less experienced players often wonder if a piece can move back. The rules clearly emphasize that moving back is not allowed. The exception is a king/queen - the extraordinary piece that can move backwards.
Players take turns to move a piece of their own colour. Any piece that reaches the far edge of the board is immediately crowned and is thereafter known as a "King". The act of crowning is a physical one - another piece of the same shade is placed on top of the piece in order to distinguish it from an ordinary piece.
You can capture forwards and backwards. Capturing is obligatory. The player should also choose the most numerous sequence of capturing (to capture as many opponent's pieces as possible) - it does not matter if the opponent's piece is a queen/king.
A piece can move forwards and sideways but never backwards towards its home space. Only a King may do so. removed after being jumped.) A checker MAY NOT combine a move and jumps on the same turn.
You can't eat backwards or diagonal or when there's no space to land. Which is why the hero piece was never in danger.
A piece is taken by simply hopping over it into the vacant square beyond and removing it from the board. Unlike an ordinary move, a capturing move can consist of several such hops - if a piece takes an opponent's piece and the new position allows it to take another piece, then it must do so straight away.
How to begin playing draughts? The first move belongs to the player using white pieces. Players take turns every single move and the player is permitted to move only his own pieces. In general, pieces can be moved diagonally, forward and be placed on the empty field in the next row.