Home›Displacement and Capture Games›Skill or Luck›SkillBrowse BySkillFactsSkillFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1100 1SkillFilter Results15 entriesSportAllBoard Game (8)Gambling Game (1)Strategy Game (12)Player CountAllTwo-Player (15)Origin RegionAllAfrica (2)Canada (1)China (1)France (2)Ireland (1)Nepal (1)Russia (2)Tanzania (1)United States (1)West Africa (1)Origin YearAll400 (1)976 (1)1000 (1)1600 (1)1680 (1)1875 (1)1884 (1)1965 (1)1990 (1)Derived FromAllAlquerque (1)Playing Time BandAllUnder 30 Minutes (1)Age SuitabilityAllChildren (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15AlquerqueSkillBagh-chalSkillBashniSkillBreakthru (board game)SkillCanadian checkersSkillDablot PrejjesneSkillEnglish draughtsSkillFanoronaSkillFidchellSkillHnefataflSkillInternational draughtsSkillJungle (board game)SkillRussian draughtsSkillTanzanian draughtsSkillYotéSkillFAQsHow 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.