Checkers
Free
6.6.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Checkers
Checkers is a game for 2 players. The players sit on opposite sides of the checkerboard, and position their 12 pieces on the 12 closest dark squares. One player has 12 pieces of one color, the other player has pieces of another color.
The player with the darker pieces moves first. Play then alternates between the 2 players. A piece can move diagonally one square toward the opposite side of the board only. If the opponent’s piece is blocking, and the diagonal square beyond is free, a piece is allowed to jump over the opponent’s piece to the 2nd diagonal square and remove the opponent’s piece from the board. From the landing square of the jump, if an additional jump is possible, the player may continue with a 2nd jump.
If a player is able to jump and capture an opponent’s piece, the rules require that the jump be made. However, in Settings in this app, this rule can be turned off.
When a player’s piece arrives on the furthest forward row of squares (the opponent’s side of the board), the piece gets crowned and can then move or jump in any direction diagonally.
The game ends when one player has lost all his pieces or is unable to move.
The player with the darker pieces moves first. Play then alternates between the 2 players. A piece can move diagonally one square toward the opposite side of the board only. If the opponent’s piece is blocking, and the diagonal square beyond is free, a piece is allowed to jump over the opponent’s piece to the 2nd diagonal square and remove the opponent’s piece from the board. From the landing square of the jump, if an additional jump is possible, the player may continue with a 2nd jump.
If a player is able to jump and capture an opponent’s piece, the rules require that the jump be made. However, in Settings in this app, this rule can be turned off.
When a player’s piece arrives on the furthest forward row of squares (the opponent’s side of the board), the piece gets crowned and can then move or jump in any direction diagonally.
The game ends when one player has lost all his pieces or is unable to move.
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What's New in the Latest Version 6.6.0
Last updated on Nov 15, 2023
Old Versions
Improved language support and bug fixes.
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Version History
6.6.0
Nov 15, 2023
Improved language support and bug fixes.
6.3.2
Jan 18, 2023
Minor bug fixes.
6.2.0
Oct 21, 2022
New theme, support for new devices and OS versions, bug fixes.
5.7.0
Oct 31, 2021
Support for new devices and OS versions; minor bug fixes.
5.0.0
Dec 19, 2019
Support for new devices.
4.6.0
Nov 5, 2018
Support for new devices, minor bug fixes.
4.5.0
Sep 20, 2018
Support for new phones.
4.4.1
Jul 20, 2017
Fixes sounds missing on some devices bug, adds new red-and-black theme.
4.3.0
Jun 18, 2017
New heart rock theme, support for new devices.
4.0.2
Mar 14, 2016
Minor bug fixes.
4.0.1
Mar 4, 2016
Minor bug fixes.
4.0.0
Dec 15, 2015
Side-by-side multitasking on new devices, bug fixes.
3.1.0
Dec 16, 2014
Support for new devices and additional languages.
3.0.0
Apr 5, 2014
New themes, bug fixes, accessibility improvements, language support.
2.7.0
Oct 22, 2013
Minor bug fixes, compatibility update.
2.2.1
Dec 3, 2012
Higher-resolution playing pieces, board does not shift when ads appear.
2.2.0
Nov 19, 2012
Improved artificial intelligence algorithm.
2.1.3
Dec 15, 2011
Fixes sound bug that results in your music being cut off when app is launched
2.1.2
Nov 21, 2011
Support for older iOS versions, Polish localization, sound improvements
2.1.1
Nov 10, 2011
Fixes various appearance bugs
2.1.0
Nov 1, 2011
Now universal for iPod touch, iPhone, iPad.
2.0.0
Dec 16, 2010
New themes, now ad-supported.
1.0.0
Apr 22, 2010
Checkers FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Checkers in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Checkers.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Checkers supports English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
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