Three styles: flying king, English and international
- 2 players
- Three styles
- Capturing is mandatory
The video
The video is narrated and captioned in Hebrew; the transcript below is in English.
Checkers
Checkers inside the room, in three styles: flying king, English and international. Capturing is mandatory in every style, the board offers only legal moves, and the server decides a win or a draw.
How to start
- In a game room: tap "New table", choose Checkers and invite a player from the room. In a regular room, whoever manages the game starts it.
- Whoever opens the game picks the "Checkers style" (details below). Default: flying king.
- The invited player taps "I'll play" — they have 60 seconds. The server draws who starts.
How to play
- On your turn, tap a piece and then a square. The board offers only legal moves.
- When a capture is possible, you must capture.
- A piece that reaches the last row becomes a king.
- Each turn has 2 minutes.
How the game ends
| The opponent has no pieces left, or has no legal move | Win |
|---|---|
| The same position for the third time | Draw |
| 50 moves in a row (of both players together) in which only kings move and there is no capture | Draw |
| Time runs out on the turn (2 minutes) | Whoever did not play loses, and the opponent wins |
| "Leave the game" in the middle | Forfeit — the opponent wins |
What you choose at the start
| Checkers — flying king | 8×8 board, 12 pieces per side. A regular man captures backwards too, a king moves and captures over any distance, and a piece that is crowned in the middle of a capture continues as a king. |
|---|---|
| English checkers | 8×8 board, 12 pieces per side. A regular man captures only forward, a king moves one square, and crowning stops the move. |
| International draughts | 10×10 board, 20 pieces per side. A piece captures backwards too, kings fly, and you must choose the longest capture sequence. A piece is crowned only if the move ends on the last row. |
In the room
- Spectators see the board, talk and advise during the game.
- In a game room: when the game ends you can tap "Another round" and play again with the same player.
This is how it looks in the app
Video transcript
Video transcript
- How to play checkers in OrenChat.
- Open a new table, choose Checkers and invite a player.
- Choose a style: flying king, English, or international on a 10 by 10 board.
- Tap a piece and then a square — the board offers only legal moves.
- Capturing is mandatory, and a piece that reaches the far edge becomes a king.
- Whoever's opponent has no pieces or moves left — wins.
- The others watch and advise — and at the end, another round.
- OrenChat — free for Android. Download it now from the website.
The server is the referee: it checks every move, draws the random results and decides — you cannot cheat from the phone.
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