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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