Chinese Checkers

How to play Chinese Checkers?

Chinese Checkers (this version is played on an ordinary checkerboard, unlike the classic "Chinese Checkers" with a star board), where you try to move your pieces to the opposite corner as quickly as possible by bouncing them repeatedly; It is a racing game that requires both speed and road planning.

1. Each player has 9 tiles in their corner; The aim is to move all your tiles to the 3x3 area in the opposite corner.
2. Pieces can move one square in all 8 directions (including diagonally).
3. You can jump by jumping over any adjacent stone (your own or your opponent's - there is no DEFEAT), and you can accelerate by jumping repeatedly.
4. The first person to move all 9 tiles to the opposite corner wins.

Chinese Checkers strategy tips

• Build a "ladder" of your stones: the stones in the back bounce over the ones in front in long chains.
• A single piece left behind may lose the game; Carry all your pieces together.
• Closing the points that will interrupt the opponent's jump chains is as valuable as progressing.

Chinese Checkers history

Oyun Treni Chinese Checkers is a corner-to-corner racing game played on a checkerboard and belongs to the Halma family of games invented in the USA in the 1880s. The famous "Chinese Checkers" played on a star-shaped board is also derived from Halma; Despite its name, its origin is not Chinese.

Stones are inedible; Instead, a chain jump is made by using one's own and opponent's pieces as stepping stones. This makes the game a great exercise in long-term planning.

Other names: halma, corner checkers, Chinese Checkers