By: Kyle Tierney

And

Alec Tzanabos

• Checker was traced back 3000 years ago in Ur Iraq

• It spread through out the world, Mainly in Egypt

• The game was played on a 5X5 board and payed with stones

The game of checkers is played with an 8x8 board and played with red and black checkers.

It can only be played with 2 players

Rules of the games

• The games is for any age above 3• The object of the game is to capture all the

opponents checkers.• Checkers can only move diagnally, and if a

checker reaches opposite side of the board it is kinged and can move diagonally backwards and forwards.

• To capture and oppenent, a checker was jump over the oppenent’s checker.

• This game will usually last about 10-30 minutes

Related games

• This game is related to chess.

• They are both played on the same 8x8 board

• Since checkers was made first chess technically copied checkers board.

How has the Game Changed?

• The games has been changed over the years.

• Checkers used to be played with stones. It changed to being played with plastic and wood pieces.

• The game board has also been changed.

• The board used to be played with a 5X5 board. It changed to an 8X8 board.

• Checkers is one of the oldest games played

• There are tournaments for checkers

• It was played in France, but was called Dames

Bibliography

• http://www.indepthinfo.com/checkers/history.shtml

• http://ezinearticles.com/?Checkers---Facts-and-History&id=971775