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Canadian checkers

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Canadian checkers, also called Canadian draughts, is a variant of the draughts family of games played on a twelve-by-twelve board with thirty pieces per player, making it one of the largest checkers variants by board size and piece count. It follows international draughts rules, including flying kings that may move and capture across any number of empty squares along a diagonal, with the larger board and piece count as the main distinguishing features rather than any change to the capturing geometry itself. The game is traditionally credited to French settlers in Quebec, Canada, where it was originally called the grand jeu de dames, and it has remained continuously played there for more than two centuries, also spreading to parts of the Caribbean including Guyana and Suriname through historical trade and migration links. A notable rule change came in 1880, when the huff rule, which allowed forfeiting a missed mandatory capture instead of taking it, was eliminated following a dispute during a Canadian championship match.

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Playing Time
30 2
Skill or Luck
Skill 1
Designer
(Uncredited) 2
Publisher
(Public Domain) 2
Publisher
Catamount Games 2
Game Category
Abstract Strategy 2
Game Mechanic
Grid Movement 2
Game Mechanic
Pattern Movement 2
Game Mechanic
Square Grid 2
Game Mechanic
Static Capture 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
2 2
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
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1. Canadian checkers (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, description
    Canadian checkers (or Canadian draughts) is a variant of the strategy board game draughts.
  • Introduction
    It is one of the largest draughts games, played on a 12×12 checkered board with 30 game pieces per player.
  • Infobox: random_chance
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2. Canadian Checkers (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 30
  • Designer: (Uncredited)
  • Publisher: (Public Domain)
  • Publisher: Catamount Games
  • Game Category: Abstract Strategy
  • Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
  • Game Mechanic: Pattern Movement
  • Game Mechanic: Square Grid
  • Game Mechanic: Static Capture
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 2
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