About the game
Play checkers online for free, right in your phone or computer browser. The 3D board is inlaid wood with maple and walnut squares and a gold line, and the turned pieces have a ridged edge, in ivory and ebony. A king is like in a real set: two stacked pieces with a gold crown.
The rules are Brazilian draughts: 8 × 8 board, 12 pieces each, mandatory capture, the majority rule and the flying king. You win by capturing all of the other pieces or leaving the other player with no move.
New to it? Tap Learn to play: 6 short lessons, each with the pieces already set up to show one thing. At the end, a real game against Ana.
With friends, create a room and send the invite on WhatsApp: it is 1 vs 1, each on their own phone, and whoever arrives later joins the next game in turn. Against the computer, pick easy, medium or hard.
Highlights
- 3D inlaid wooden board and turned pieces, with a stacked, crowned king
- Official Brazilian draughts rules: mandatory capture, majority rule and flying king
- A computer with three levels: easy, medium and hard
- Playable tutorial in 6 short lessons
- With friends on WhatsApp, 1 vs 1, taking turns
- Works on phones (portrait or landscape) and computers
How to play
- Move: tap a glowing piece and then the green mark (or drag the piece there). A piece moves 1 square diagonally forward, on dark squares only.
- Capture: jump over an opponent piece next to yours into the empty square behind it. Pieces capture forward and backward.
- Chains: if you can capture again after a capture, keep jumping in the same move.
- Mandatory: capturing is mandatory and the majority rule applies: you must take the sequence that captures the most pieces.
- King: a piece that ends its move on the far row becomes a king. It moves any number of squares diagonally and captures from a distance.
- End: capture all of the other pieces or leave them with no move. White starts and colors swap every game.
Tips
- Keep your back row early on: while it is full, the other player cannot get a king.
- Pieces side by side protect each other: a piece with another right behind it cannot be captured from that side.
- Capturing is mandatory: you can offer a piece to force a capture that opens a double capture for you.
- Control the center: middle squares give you more options.
- An early king changes the game: it moves and captures from afar.
Keyboard and mouse
| Click a piece | Selects it (pieces that can move glow) |
| Click the green mark | Makes the move (or drag the piece there) |
| ☰ | Tutorial, rules, restart and exit |
Touch on phones
| Tap a piece | Selects it (pieces that can move glow) |
| Tap the green mark | Makes the move (or drag the piece there) |
| Learn to play | Guided tutorial in 6 lessons |
FAQ
How do I play checkers online with friends?
Tap “Play with friends”, create a room and send the invite on WhatsApp. It is 1 vs 1; whoever joins later plays the next game in turn.
Do I need to download anything?
No. It runs right in your phone or computer browser, for free.
Is capturing mandatory?
Yes. In Brazilian draughts capturing is mandatory and, with more than one option, you must capture the most pieces (majority rule).
Can pieces capture backward?
Yes. Pieces move only forward but capture forward and backward.
Do I need an account?
No. You can play against the computer and join rooms by link or code without an account. Signing in with Google lets you use friends groups and the room leaderboard.