General Rules

Draughts is played by two people, on opposite sides of a playing board, alternating moves. One player has dark pieces, and the other has light pieces. The player with the light pieces makes the first move unless stated otherwise. Pieces move diagonally and pieces of the opponent are captured by jumping over them. The playable surface consists only of the dark squares. Capturing is mandatory. A piece that is captured is removed from the board. In all variants, the player who has no pieces left or cannot move anymore has lost the game unless otherwise stated.

Here are some important points to note:

• Uncrowned pieces (in other words, men) move one step and capture other pieces by making two steps (that is, jumping over the opponents' piece).
• Men become Kings when they reach the farthest row forward, called Crownhead (or Kings Row).
• Kings that can move as far as they want in diagonals like a bishop in chess are called Flying Kings. However, Flying Kings cannot capture like a Bishop.