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  Draughts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Checkers or draughts (pronounced "drafts"), is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces.
Pool checkers - Exactly the same rules as Brazilian checkers but when there is more than one way for a player to jump, one may choose which sequence to make, not necessarily the sequence that will result in the greatest number of captures.
Chinese checkers is based on Halma, but uses a star-shaped board divided into triangles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Checkers   (1213 words)

  
 Chinese checkers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese checkers is a board game that can be played by two to six people.
The game does not actually originate from China (nor is it a variation on checkers or Chinese chess), but was given that name in the United States to make it sound more exotic.
The Chinese checkers board is laid out in a six-pointed star.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_checkers   (1040 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers - computer games, rules and history
The Chinese Checkers game board is in the shape of a six pointed star and is playable with two up to six people at the same time.
Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany in (1892) and it's an descendant from the game of Halma (1883).
Chinese Checkers is not from China and it has nothing to do with the game Checkers....
chinesecheckers.vegard2.no   (197 words)

  
 Halma, Chinese Checkers - Online Guide
Chinese Checkers, disappointingly for historians, is no more than Halma transported to a star shaped board.
It was originally called "Hop Ching Checker Game" but it appears that the owners Bill and Jack Pressman renamed it as "Chinese Checkers" before it took off.
In Chinese Checkers, which can be played by 2, 3, 4 or 6 people, each person starts with a set of uniquely coloured pieces in the point of one of the stars.
www.tradgames.org.uk /games/Halma.htm   (793 words)

  
 Cool Things, Chinese Checkers Game, Kansas State Historical Society
Chinese checkers was not a new game; it was a simplified variation of a European board game called Halma, which was developed around 1880 and had its own run of popularity in America during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
The first player to move all of his ten marbles from one point of the star to the point directly opposite by means of checkers-like jumps was the winner.
Ballard's Star Checkers game can be seen in the "Entertainment" case of the 1920s and ‘30s section of the main gallery at the Kansas Museum of History.
www.kshs.org /cool/coolchek.htm   (338 words)

  
 2 player checkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Checkers is a two-player game, where one player is assigned white checkers andthe other red.
Chinese Checkers (P67004): Be the first to get your magnetic...from one side of the Chinese Checker board to the other.
Chinese checkers is a A board game is any game played with a premarked surface,...
www.wiseglide.com /2+player+checkers.html   (1130 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chinese Checkers, also known as "Star Checkers," is a variation of the European game of Halma.
Chinese Checkers may be played with 2 to 6 players, and the first player to move all of his ten marbles from one point of the star to the point directly opposite by means of checkers-like jumps is the winner.
Our several Chinese Checker sets are constructed from quality materials and are sure to provide hours of fun!
www.heirloomgift.com /chinesecheckers.html   (74 words)

  
 Chinese Chess
Chinese Chess, or xiangqi, is perhaps the most popular board game in the world, played by millions of people in China, other parts of Asia, and wherever Chinese have settled.
Pieces are identified by Chinese ideograms in the team colours, typically fl (sometimes another dark colour) and red.
Although the pieces are often referred to by the names of their Western equivalents, I believe this practice dishonours the distinct tradition of the Chinese game, and I prefer to use translations of the Chinese names.
home1.gte.net /res1bup4/chess_intro.htm   (2541 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers Online - rules and instructions to play. Try other Board Games Online
CCJ - Chinese Checkers for JAVA is the Java implementation of a traditional Chinese game for two to six players.
The classic Chinese Checkers board has a six pointed star shape.
The six star Chinese Checkers board allows a combination of two, three, four or six players.
www.checkers.ws /checkers/chinese_checkers/chinese_checkers.htm   (730 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers - Play this variation of Classic Chinese checkers game - but this one is quite challenging.
Chinese Checkers - Play this variation of Classic Chinese checkers game - but this one is quite challenging.
Play this variation of Classic Chinese checkers game - but this one is quite challenging.
Unlike checkers, where only one move be made in the forward direction.
chinese-checkers.freeonlinegames.com   (167 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Relations with the Chinese are no Goldilocks tale, but congressional activities to this point are "just about right." Lawmakers should understand all the energy and national security implications of selling a major American oil company to a state-owned Chinese firm.
The "Chinese Checkers" can contribute to starting a trade war, but they can also help prevent one by investigating and helping their constituents understand the intricacies of Chinese relations, economically and militarily.
The Checkers can show their constituents and the PRC that this is a complicated chess match — and certainly no game.
www.washtimes.com /op-ed/20050713-085130-1207r.htm   (781 words)

  
 chinese checkers - Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com
One side is a chinese checkers board, the other is a conventional checkers/chess board.
On one side is a Chinese checkers board, flip it overand you have conventional checkers/chess board.
Beautiful Chinese checker game is made from solid cherry with a durable natural finish.
www.shopping.com /xGS-chinese_checkers   (911 words)

  
 Chinese checkers at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The object of the game is to place one's pieces in the corner opposite their starting position by moving them through jumps over other pieces.
When it was first released in Germany, it was called Stern-Halma, as it is exactly like the older game of Halma except that the board is star (stern) shaped.
The Chinese Checkers board is laid out in a six-pointed star like the Star of David.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Chinese_checkers.html   (1061 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
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This Wooden Chinese Checkers set Includes an oak finish board with six sets of different pegs.
Fold-out Chinese checkers board is colorfully illustrated and includes sturdy play pieces.
www.nextag.com /chinese-checkers/search-html   (242 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers
If he brands China a currency manipulator, congressmen who have been calling for a 27.5 percent tariff on all imports from China--their estimate of the extent of the undervaluation of the yuan--will pounce.
Greenspan is known to be upset by the fiscal deficit, which he feels is contributing to the global imbalances that must sooner or later result in a decline in the dollar, rising interest rates, higher inflation, and pressure on the Fed to tighten even if the economy softens.
Already under pressure because of his delayed reaction to Katrina, a variety of potential scandals, and now from his conservative supporters because of his refusal to appoint a distinguished, conservative constitutional lawyer to join the estimable John Roberts on the Supreme Court, the last thing the president needs is a public dressing down by Greenspan.
weeklystandard.com /Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/196ezfeu.asp   (646 words)

  
 The Rules of Chinese Checkers from Masters Games
The Chinese Checkers board is in the shape of a six pointed star.
Each point of the star is a triangle consisting of ten holes (four holes to each side).
Chinese Checkers can be played by two, three, four or six players.
www.mastersgames.com /rules/chinese-checkers-rules.htm   (578 words)

  
 Guardian Games - Chinese Checkers Master - Chinese Checkers Download   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chinese Checkers Master will rate your skill level, track your progress with each game you play, give you the most challenging, human-like computer opponents to play against, and so much more.
Chinese Checkers Master has all the features you would expect in a Chinese Checkers game.
You’ll enjoy countless hours of fun with Chinese Checkers Master and become a better player because of it, or we’ll give you your money back.
www.guardianlightstudios.com /Pages/ChineseCheckers.html   (585 words)

  
 Multiplayer Chinese Checkers - Play a classic game of chinese checkers against your computer with the option of 6 ...
Multiplayer Chinese Checkers - Play a classic game of chinese checkers against your computer with the option of 6 players.
Play a classic game of chinese checkers against your computer with the option of 6 players.
This is another variation of the classic multiplayer Chinese checkers game and a real brain buster.
multiplayer-chinese-checkers.freeonlinegames.com   (188 words)

  
 CHINESE CHECKERS
Now that China has joined the World Trade Organization, the country will remove rules that had discouraged foreign businesses, such as the one stating that companies with less than $2 billion in market capitalization must have a Chinese partner.
And Italian designer Giorgio Armani just opened its fifth Chinese outpost, a 10,760-square-foot store in Shanghai.
It plans 20 to 30 new Chinese stores by 2008.
retailtrafficmag.com /mag/retail_chinese_checkers/index.html   (245 words)

  
 Effect Measure: Chinese checkers
The Chinese may well have crossed that line.
The Chinese Ministry of Health, plus six other ministries including the Ministry of Science and Technology Authority, Education Authority, and Health Authority were signatories to the rules.
But Guan said he believes the main advocate for the rules is Jia Youling, a Ministry of Agriculture spokesman and director general of the Veterinary Bureau.
effectmeasure.blogspot.com /2005/07/chinese-checkers.html   (962 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Whether it's a hexagonal, round or oval shaped chinese checker game you're looking for, you'll find it here!
A unique 2-player Chinese Checkers puts a spin on the the traditional hexagonal game for when you just don't have all 6 players.
This unique hexagonal chinese checkers is made of solid wood with beautiful vibrant marbles for playing pieces.
www.thegamebooth.com /chch.html   (133 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers
This is a very big game and may take over 1 minute to load.
This is a Java implementation of the traditional Chinese game for two to six players.
Click here to play an easier game of chinese checkers with dumb computer opponents.
www.freeworldgroup.com /onlinegames/ccjaplet   (529 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers Master - The world's most advanced Chinese Checkers game.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chinese Checkers Master brings this classic board game to life on your computer.
You will enjoy a truly remarkable board game with Chinese Checkers Master in which you use your strategic planning, forward-thinking, and concentration skills to out maneuver your opponents.
Order Chinese Checkers Master and you will enjoy countless hours of fun, or we'll give you your money back, no questions asked.
www.chinesecheckersmaster.com   (491 words)

  
 eBay - marbles chinese ..., Classic Toys, Games items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chinese checkers marbles in box, board, checkers in box
100 Chinese Checker Checkers Marbles Marble Jabo Vitro
Chinese Checkers Large Marbles Crafted Wood Board CCHE
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=marbles+chinese+...&krd=1   (422 words)

  
 Handango Software - Chinese Checkers
A new file type (.chc) is associated with Chinese Checkers.
The graphics are nice, but unfortunately, the computer players make illegal moves, jumping where it is not possible, which sort of ruins the game.
For example, I hate just sitting and staring at the walls while I wait for a plane but when I am with other people, it is impolite to stick my nose in my Pocket PC to play my own private game.
www.handango.com /PlatformProductDetail.jsp?productId=46555   (489 words)

  
 Chinese Checkers Rules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
One can move or Jump in any direction as long as one followsthe lines.
As in checkers, move only one hole or jump only one marble;although successive jumps are permissible wherever they can be made inany direction.
Partners may be chosen and in the event of one partner finishing first,he or she is permitted to help the unfinished partner move the latter'smarbles.
www.centralconnector.com /GAMES/chinchec.html   (157 words)

  
 The Bombay Company Store: Chinese Checkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chinese Checkers has its origins in the late 19th century.
Our Chinese Checkers game is great for the whole family - up to six people can play!
The board is finished in mahogany and features cherry and walnut inlays.
www.bombayco.com /gp/product/B0002V1KO2   (66 words)

  
 JGames.com Games - A Java (TM) Arcade of Free Online Games - Chinese Checkers - Connect Four - Crostics - Mancala - ...
Chinese Checkers is a two to six player game.
Middopoly, Schnauser, Chinese Checkers, Connect Four, Memory, Battleship, Monopoly
Chinese Checkers - Connect Four - Crostics - Mahjongg - Mancala - Memory - Middopoly - MiddTris - Navy Battle - Schnauser!
jgames.com   (273 words)

  
 Champion Chinese Checkers
This classic chinese game for up to six players is similar to a classic checkers game - but with so much more!
Played with marbles on a six point star shaped board, you jump over your opponents marbles to move them to the other side of the board.
Order Champion Chinese Checkers, and get these benefits:
www.bmtmicro.com /BMTCatalog/win/chinesecheckers.html   (203 words)

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