The other board
Checkers on Boardgammon
The same table craft, pointed at the other great folk game. Play English draughts online, rated, against real opponents — or take on the AI in seven rule profiles from Russian shashki to Turkish dama, learn them in 25 coached lessons, and pass-and-play on one screen. Server-validated moves and post-game analysis, same as our backgammon.
What you can play today
Rated online play
English draughts against real opponents on a rated ladder — coin stakes if you want them, server-validated moves always, rematch and chat built in.
Seven rule profiles vs the AI
English, International, Brazilian, Russian, Pool, German, and Turkish dama — each one engine-accurate, at four strengths from first-game friendly to Expert.
25 interactive lessons
Four coached learning paths — captures, kings, endgames, and the international, Russian, and dama rulebooks — played out move by move on a live board.
Post-game analysis
Every finished game can be re-graded by the same in-house analysis engine that powers the strongest AI tiers, so you see exactly where the game turned.
The seven variants
English draughts
8×8, play on the 32 dark squares
The classic: forward men, one-step kings, forced jumps. Rated online play.
International draughts
10×10, play on the 50 dark squares
The 10×10 world-championship game: flying kings, majority capture.
Russian draughts
8×8, play on the 32 dark squares
Shashki: backward captures and men that crown mid-jump — the sharpest 8×8 game.
Brazilian draughts
8×8, play on the 32 dark squares
International rules on the 8×8 board — flying kings, majority capture.
Pool checkers
8×8, play on the 32 dark squares
Backward captures and flying kings with free capture choice — the APCA game.
German draughts
8×8, play on the 32 dark squares
English-style men paired with flying kings — the central-European house rules.
Turkish dama
8×8 — ALL 64 squares are used
The Mediterranean outlier: straight and sideways on all 64 squares.
Online rated play runs on the English lane today; every profile is playable against the AI at four strengths. Full rules: English draughts · all seven compared.
Learn checkers interactively
English checkers
8x8 · dark squares, forced jumps, kings, wins, and draws.
International draughts
10x10 draughts with backward captures, flying kings, and maximum capture.
Russian draughts
8x8 draughts with backward captures, flying kings, and free capture choice.
Dama
Turkish checkers on every square with straight-line moves and orthogonal jumps.