Home›Displacement and Capture Games›All Displacement and Capture GamesBrowse ByAll Displacement and Capture GamesReference and ClassificationVerifiedGames in which pieces move and capture opposing pieces by displacement, a Parlett family distinct from the chess family because pieces are identical or near-identical rather than differentiated by role, covering Alquerque, Draughts (Checkers), Fanorona and Surakarta. Belongs here: capture games with uniform or near-uniform pieces. Does not belong here: capture games where pieces have distinct ranks and powers, grouped under Chess-Family War Games.FactsAll Displacement and Capture GamesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Frequently Asked QuestionsFactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1100 1All Displacement and Capture GamesFilter Results35 entriesSportAllAbstract strategy board game (4)Board game, abstract strategy, capture game (1)Board game, ancestral jump-capture strategy (1)Draughts (checkers) variant (1)Derived FromAllAlquerque (2)Origin RegionAllIndonesia (1)Madagascar (1)Origin YearAll976 (1)1100 (1)1875 (1)1884 (1)1965 (1)1970 (1)1979 (1)Player CountAllSingle-Player (1)Small Group (3-6 Players) (2)Two-Player (32)BrowseCompareSelect all 35AlquerqueDisplacement and Capture GamesAmerican Pool CheckersDisplacement and Capture GamesBagh-chalDisplacement and Capture GamesBanqiDisplacement and Capture GamesBashniDisplacement and Capture GamesBreakthru (board game)Displacement and Capture GamesCanadian checkersDisplacement and Capture GamesChowka bharaDisplacement and Capture GamesCzech draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesDablot PrejjesneDisplacement and Capture GamesDraughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesEnglish draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesFanoronaDisplacement and Capture GamesFidchellDisplacement and Capture GamesFox gamesDisplacement and Capture GamesFrisian draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesHexdameDisplacement and Capture GamesHnefataflDisplacement and Capture GamesInternational draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesItalian draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesJungle (board game)Displacement and Capture GamesLascaDisplacement and Capture GamesLau kata katiDisplacement and Capture GamesPasang (game)Displacement and Capture GamesPeg solitaireDisplacement and Capture GamesPloy (board game)Displacement and Capture GamesRussian draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesSeega (game)Displacement and Capture GamesSurakartaDisplacement and Capture GamesTanzanian draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesTicktackDisplacement and Capture GamesTuknanavuhpiDisplacement and Capture GamesTurkish draughtsDisplacement and Capture GamesUgolkiDisplacement and Capture GamesYotéDisplacement and Capture GamesSources1. Wikipedia: Draughtstier 2WikipediaDraughts, The transition to chess boards sectionQuote, Draughts, The transition to chess boards sectionThis European game was already being played in 1100, probably in the south of France.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow does Displacement and Capture Games differ from the chess family of games?Its pieces are identical or near-identical, unlike the differentiated ranks and powers of chess-family pieces.Displacement and Capture Games covers games such as Alquerque, Draughts (Checkers), Fanorona and Surakarta, in which pieces move and capture opposing pieces by displacement. It is a Parlett family distinct from the chess family because its pieces are identical or near-identical rather than differentiated by role, which is why differentiated-piece capture games are grouped instead under Chess-Family War Games.