Step 1 · The far row crowns
A Dama man that reaches the far row is crowned into a dama — the flying king of Turkish checkers.
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Step 2 · What does it become?
This light man is one straight step from the far row. What does it become when it arrives?
Choose the promotion result.
Quick check
- A dama that flies along rows and columns
- A king that flies along diagonals
- Nothing until it captures something
Show the correct answer
Correct answer: A dama that flies along rows and columns — Correct. From its next turn it slides any distance along straight lanes.
- A king that flies along diagonals — Diagonal flying belongs to Russian and International draughts. Dama kings fly straight.
- Nothing until it captures something — Crowning needs no capture. Reaching the far row is enough.
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Step 3 · Step into the far row
Move the man straight forward into the far row to earn the crown.
Tap the light man, then tap Land here on the far row.
The move: 12-4
Crowned. That is your first dama.
Common mistake: Move straight forward into the highlighted far-row square.
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Step 4 · A dama is born
From its next turn, the new dama flies: any distance along a row or a column, forward, backward, or sideways.
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What you learned
You can now earn a dama by walking a man to the far row, and you know it will fly along rows and columns.
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