Home›Displacement and Capture Games›Sport›Board GameBrowse ByBoard GameThis dimension links a game to the wider sport family it belongs to. Wikipedia describes rugby football as "a type of football, a team sport which developed in the nineteenth century in the United Kingdom," placing it within the broader football family alongside association football and Australian rules. Browsing by sport groups games that share the same parent sport.FactsBoard GameFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1100 1Board GameFilter Results49 entriesPlayer CountAllLarge Group or Variable (1)Single-Player (1)Small Group (3-6 Players) (3)Team-Based (Two Teams) (1)Two-Player (45)Origin RegionAllAfrica (3)Armenia (1)Asia (1)Bengal (1)Brazil (1)Canada (1)Czechia (1)England (1)Europe (3)Hawaii (1)India (2)Italy (1)Mesoamerica (1)Morocco (1)Myanmar (1)Nepal (1)Netherlands (1)New Mexico (1)North Africa (1)Philippines (1)Russia (1)South America (1)Thailand (1)The Korean Peninsula (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (5)Western Europe (1)Origin YearAll400 (2)976 (1)1000 (1)1100 (1)1672 (1)1680 (1)1775 (1)1850 (1)1875 (1)1887 (1)1903 (1)1965 (1)1970 (3)1975 (1)1976 (1)1982 (1)1985 (1)1989 (1)1992 (1)1994 (1)2008 (1)2009 (1)Derived FromAllAlquerque (2)Chess (1)Draughts (4)English draughts (1)Fox games (1)Halma (1)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (1)Under 30 Minutes (1)Skill or LuckAllMixed (1)Skill (4)Governing or Publishing BodyAllFMJD (World Draughts Federation) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 49AlquerqueBoard GameArmenian draughtsBoard GameAsaltoBoard GameAwithlaknakweBoard GameBagh bandiBoard GameBagh-chalBoard GameBanqiBoard GameBashniBoard GameBizingoBoard GameBlue and Gray (board game)Board GameBrazilian draughtsBoard GameBreakthru (board game)Board GameBul (game)Board GameCamelot (board game)Board GameCanadian checkersBoard GameChase (board game)Board GameChoko (game)Board GameChowka bharaBoard GameCzech draughtsBoard GameDablot PrejjesneBoard GameDamathBoard GameDraughtsBoard GameEscape from the Hidden CastleBoard GameFanoronaBoard GameFelliBoard GameFour-field konoBoard GameFrisian draughtsBoard GameGonuBoard GameGood & Bad GhostsBoard GameHnefataflBoard GameItalian draughtsBoard GameKaooaBoard GameKharbagaBoard GameKolowis AwithlaknannaiBoard GameKomikanBoard GameKōnaneBoard GameLa-TrelBoard GameLeap Frog (board game)Board GameMak-yekBoard GameMurus Gallicus (game)Board GamePeg solitaireBoard GamePloy (board game)Board GameSirius (game)Board GameSurakartaBoard GameTerrace (board game)Board GameTicktackBoard GameTuknanavuhpiBoard GameTurkish draughtsBoard GameUgolkiBoard GameFAQsHow 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.