Board games
Checkers
Draughts
Jump, crown and clear the board
Checkers is the diagonal classic everyone learns as a kid: 12 pieces each on the dark squares, jumps you have to take, and kings that come back to haunt you. On Masa you play it at a 3D table — American rules, while Russian, Brazilian, Spanish and Italian draughts have pages and tables of their own.
- Players
- 2 players
- Length
- 5–15 min per game
- Type
- Board games
Play Checkers online with friends
A game takes ten minutes or so: share the table with a friend and talk on voice chat while you set up a double jump, or play a bot that adjusts to how you play. Friends who grew up with other draughts will find them in the games list, each a game of its own.
How to play
- 1
Each player has 12 pieces on the dark squares of the three rows closest to them. In American checkers Black moves first.
- 2
Pieces move one square diagonally forward onto an empty dark square.
- 3
Capture by jumping over an enemy piece onto the empty square behind it. Captures are mandatory, and you keep jumping while you can.
- 4
A piece that reaches the far row is crowned king, and its move ends there. Kings move and capture one square diagonally, forward and backward.
Other versions of Checkers
Same table, other rules: each version is a game of its own at Masa, with its own tables, rules and stats.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to jump?
Yes. If a capture is possible you must make one, and finish every jump of it. When there are several captures, you may pick any of them.
Can a regular piece capture backward?
No. A regular piece moves and captures forward only; once crowned, a king moves and captures backward too.
What happens when a piece is crowned in the middle of a jump?
The move ends there: the new king moves on your next turn.
How is Checkers different from Dama?
Turkish Dama is played straight ahead and sideways with 16 pieces each on every square. Checkers is played diagonally on the dark squares with 12 pieces each.
