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Canadian checkers (or Canadian draughts) is a variant of the strategy
Games are recorded using the same method of notation used by other draughts variants, extended for a board of 144 squares (see diagram).
Association Québécoise des joueurs de dames (AQJD)
official site of the Quebec draughts association *{{bgg, 5454, Canadian Checkers Canadian board games Abstract strategy games Draughts variants Canadian inventions
board game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well.
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draughts
Checkers (American English), also known as draughts (; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers ...
. It is one of the largest draughts games, played on a 12×12 checkered board with 30 game pieces per player.
History
The game was invented by the French settlers ofQuebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada; it was named ''Grand jeu de dames''. 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.
The idea of an increased-size international draughts game is older still; boards with 12×12 squares were on sale in London in 1805.
Game rules
Canadian checkers follows the same rules and conventions asinternational draughts
International draughts (also called international checkers or Polish draughts) is a strategy board game for two players, one of the variants of draughts. The gameboard comprises 10×10 squares in alternating dark and light colours, of which onl ...
, 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
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
*Hexdame
Hexdame (or HexDame) is a strategy board game for two players invented by Christian Freeling in 1979. The game is a literal adaptation of the game international draughts (checkers or ''Dame''In most non-English languages, draughts is called ''dames ...
—international draughts rules applied to a hexagonal board
References
Bibliography * * * *External links
Association Québécoise des joueurs de dames (AQJD)
official site of the Quebec draughts association *{{bgg, 5454, Canadian Checkers Canadian board games Abstract strategy games Draughts variants Canadian inventions