Italian draughts uses the 8x8 board with 12 pieces each and, like American checkers, uses short range kings that move a single square.
What is Italian draughts?
Quick answer: Italian draughts is an 8x8 variant with short range kings where men can never capture kings and, when several captures are possible, you must take the one that captures the most pieces and the most kings.
Italian draughts looks like American checkers but adds a set of strict capture priority rules that give the game its own flavor.
The board
Strict capture rules
- A man may never capture a king.
- You must always make the capture that takes the greatest number of pieces.
- Among equal captures you must prefer the one taking more kings.
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Play Italian draughts