Home›Displacement and Capture Games›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the specific place where a game was actually first played. Wikipedia notes "rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England," a single school whose name the sport still carries. This dimension shows which places have given the world their own distinctive games.FactsOrigin RegionFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1100 1Origin RegionFilter Results32 entriesSportAllBoard Game (27)Dice Game (1)Gambling Game (1)Strategy Game (18)Player CountAllSingle-Player (1)Small Group (3-6 Players) (1)Team-Based (Two Teams) (1)Two-Player (30)Origin YearAll400 (1)976 (1)1000 (1)1100 (2)1600 (1)1672 (1)1680 (1)1775 (1)1850 (1)1875 (1)1884 (1)1965 (1)1970 (1)1975 (1)1982 (1)1986 (1)1990 (1)2008 (2)Derived FromAllAlquerque (2)Draughts (3)Fox games (1)Playing Time BandAllUnder 30 Minutes (1)Skill or LuckAllSkill (6)Age SuitabilityAllChildren (1)Governing or Publishing BodyAllFMJD (World Draughts Federation) (2)Admission YearAll1707 (1)1912 (1)1959 (1)Area (sq km)All28,311 (1)29,743 (1)41,865 (1)70,273 (1)78,871 (1)132,932 (1)147,181 (1)223,915 (1)239,021 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)314,915 (1)347,681 (1)446,550 (1)513,120 (1)632,702.3 (1)676,579 (1)947,303 (1)3,287,263 (1)6,142,700 (1)7,862,221 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)17,840,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll12 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (5)One-Party (1)Republic (10)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (9)Lower-Middle (5)Upper-Middle (5)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1768 (1)1769 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1822 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1922 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1956 (1)1961 (1)1991 (2)1993 (1)LandlockedAllNo (16)Yes (3)PopulationAll1,432,820 (1)2,125,498 (1)3,100,100 (1)5,458,600 (1)10,915,839 (1)18,130,208 (1)31,122,387 (1)36,828,330 (1)41,417,056 (1)55,770,232 (1)56,490,048 (1)58,900,000 (1)65,975,198 (1)67,462,121 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)77,620,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)201,081,297 (1)213,421,037 (1)270,500,000 (1)273,610,384 (1)340,587,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)468,200,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32AfricaOrigin Region3 entriesArmeniaOrigin Region1 entryAsiaOrigin Region1 entryBengalOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region1 entryCanadaOrigin Region1 entryChinaOrigin Region2 entriesCzechiaOrigin Region1 entryEnglandOrigin Region1 entryEuropeOrigin Region3 entriesFranceOrigin Region2 entriesHawaiiOrigin Region1 entryIndiaOrigin Region3 entriesIrelandOrigin Region1 entryItalyOrigin Region1 entryThe Korean PeninsulaOrigin Region1 entryMesoamericaOrigin Region1 entryMoroccoOrigin Region1 entryMyanmarOrigin Region1 entryNepalOrigin Region1 entryNetherlandsOrigin Region2 entriesNew MexicoOrigin Region1 entryNorth AfricaOrigin Region1 entryPhilippinesOrigin Region1 entryRussiaOrigin Region2 entriesSouth AmericaOrigin Region1 entryTanzaniaOrigin Region1 entryThailandOrigin Region1 entryUnited KingdomOrigin Region1 entryUnited StatesOrigin Region6 entriesWest AfricaOrigin Region1 entryWestern EuropeOrigin Region1 entryFAQsHow 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.Sources1. 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.