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How to play English Draughts
Choose English Draughts at QTHCC for a browser session with its rules close at hand. The aim is straightforward: Capture or immobilise all opposing pieces under English draughts rules. This edition highlights careful restarts.
Local two players; an automatic draw follows 80 quiet non-promotion half-moves.
Careful restarts
Start a fresh round when you want another attempt. Restarting may discard current progress; read the controls rather than assuming an account backup exists.
Your goal
Capture or immobilise all opposing pieces under English draughts rules.
Step by step
- Select a piece, then its legal diagonal destination.
- A capture must be taken when available.
- Continue a jump chain with the same piece; promotion ends that capture turn.
- Kings move and capture diagonally both ways.
Controls
Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback.
A useful example
An adjacent enemy with an empty square beyond it requires a jump rather than a quiet move.
Watch out for this
These are English short-king rules, not international flying kings.
Common questions
Which play mode is provided?
Local players
What is the main objective in this edition?
Capture or immobilise all opposing pieces under English draughts rules.
What mistake should I watch for?
These are English short-king rules, not international flying kings.
