Chequer Board

Chequer Board Games Mat- 93109

A set of black and white tiles interlock to make a chequer board, with a set of pieces.

All components of this game are made of dense EVA foam. This material is non toxic and incredibly light weight. This makes it excellent for use by and with small children - reducing the risk of bumps, bangs, and more serious injuries. It also means the game is easy to move, transport, and store (in its zip pack carry case). It can be used indoors or outdoors, and is easy to clean with everyday household cleaning products (even bleach).

Instructions for use
Chequers nor DruaBoard - The board is an 8×8 grid, with alternating black and white squares, The pieces are flat and cylindrical one darker and one lighter in colour. There are two classes of pieces: "men" and "kings". Kings are differentiated as consisting of two normal pieces of the same colour, stacked one on top of the other. Starting Position - Each player starts with 12 pieces on the dark spaces of the three rows closest to their own side, as shown in the diagram. The row closest to each player is called the "crownhead" or "kings row". The black (darker colour) side moves first. How to Move - There are two ways to move a piece: A simple move involves sliding a piece one space diagonally forwards (also diagonally backwards in the case of kings) to an adjacent unoccupied dark square. A jump is a move from a square diagonally adjacent to one of the opponent's pieces to an empty square on the directly opposite side, therefore "jumping over" the square containing the opponent's piece. An uncrowned piece can only jump diagonally forwards, but a king can also jump diagonally backwards. A piece that is jumped is captured and removed from the board. Multiple-jump moves are possible if, when the jumping piece lands, there is another piece that can be jumped, even if the jump is in a different direction. If a jumping move is available, that move must be made even if other non-jumping moves are available, and similarly, if multiple jumps are possible they must be made as well. When multiple jumping moves are available, whether with one piece in different directions or multiple pieces that can make the same or different jumps, the player may choose which piece to jump with and which jump or sequence of jumps to make. The jumping sequence chosen does not necessarily have to be the one that would have resulted in the most captures; however, one must make all available captures in the chosen sequence. (Under traditional draughts rules jumping is not mandatory, but if it is not done, the opponent may either force the move to be reversed, huff the piece or carry on regardless.) Any piece, whether it is a king or not, can jump a king. Kings - If a player's piece moves into the kings row on the opposing player's side of the board, that piece is said to be "crowned" becoming a "king" and gaining the ability to move both forwards and backwards. If a player's piece jumps into the kings row, the current move terminates; having just been crowned, the piece cannot continue on by jumping back out (as in a multiple jump), until the next move. A piece is normally "crowned" by placing a second piece on top of it; some sets have pieces with a crown molded, engraved or painted on one side, allowing the player to simply turn the piece over or to place the crown-side up on the crowned piece, further differentiating Kings from ordinary pieces.
Price: £9.00 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Chequer Board Game Mat