Canadian checkers is the largest checkers variant in the world: a 12 by 12 board, 144 squares, and 30 pieces per player. It has been played in Québec for more than a century, often on a handmade board.
Board and setup
The board is placed with a dark square in each player’s lower-left corner. Each side’s 30 pieces fill the dark squares of their first five rows. White moves first.
Moving men
A man moves one square diagonally forward. To capture, it jumps over an adjacent enemy piece, forward or backward, if the square beyond is empty.
Captures are mandatory
If a capture is possible, it must be played. When several captures are available, you must take the one that captures the most pieces. Multiple jumps happen in the same turn.
Kings
A man that reaches the last row becomes a king. Kings move any number of squares along a free diagonal and can capture from a distance.
Who wins?
The player who captures or blocks all of the opponent’s pieces wins.
Play Canadian checkers online, against a 5-level AI or a friend by code.