Checkers Free online game

What is it?

Checkers is a board game played on the dark squares of an 8×8 board, with pieces moving diagonally. Each player starts with 12 pieces and captures by jumping over enemy pieces.

If a capture is available you must take it, and if more captures follow you must keep jumping. A piece that reaches the far row becomes a king and can move backward too. You win when your opponent has no moves left. Red moves first; against the AI you can choose Red or White.

How to play

1. Tap your piece, then tap where to go. Pieces move one square diagonally forward
2. If you can capture, you must. If more captures follow, keep jumping
3. Reach the far row to become a king! Kings can move backward too. Win when your opponent can't move

Difficulty and rankings

There's a weekly ranking and an all-time ranking; the weekly one resets every Monday at midnight (Korea time). For details, see the Help.

Good to know on Hanpanmadang

• It's a draw if the same position repeats 3 times, or if only kings move without a capture for 80 moves in total (40 each).
• When a regular piece reaches the far row and is crowned, that move ends there. Even if more captures are possible, they wait until your next turn.
• If there are several ways to capture, you can choose any of them. You don't have to pick the one that captures the most.
• Online, each move must be made within 40 seconds or you lose.

Learn from examples

Common mistakes

Trying to move another piece when a capture is available.

When you can capture you must, so no other move is allowed. The same goes for your opponent — try baiting them into a capture they're forced to take.

Moving all your back-row pieces out early.

An empty back row lets enemy pieces crown easily. Keep one or two back-row pieces home to the end.

Tips

• The forced-capture rule can pull enemy pieces onto the squares you want. Before offering a piece as bait, picture where the capturing piece will end up.
• Keep your back-row pieces home as long as you can. They stop enemy pieces from crowning.
• Pieces on the edge can't be captured, but they have fewer moves. Controlling the center is usually better.
• Moving pieces in pairs lets one back up the other, making them hard to jump.