Rules

Classic rule

The main rule set on Damas JC.

• Flying king: it travels the whole diagonal.
• Pieces capture forwards and backwards.
• You must capture the maximum. A captured king is worth more than one piece, but less than two.
• A piece that passes through the last row in the middle of a capture is only crowned if it ends there.
• It has endgame rules of its own, such as the “Pé de Galo”.

Brazilian

• Flying king; pieces capture backwards.
• You must capture the largest number of pieces, and a king counts as any other piece.
• 20 moves by each side without a capture or a piece move: draw.

Russian

• Capturing is mandatory, but you choose which capture: there is no majority rule.
• A piece that reaches the last row in the middle of a capture becomes a king at once and keeps capturing.
• 15 moves by each side without progress: draw.

American (checkers)

• Pieces do not capture backwards.
• The king does not fly: it moves and captures one square at a time.
• Being crowned ends the move, even if more captures were available.

Clock

Each player has their own time. Whoever runs out of time loses. Some tables add a few seconds after every move.

Draw

You can offer your opponent a draw. If they accept, the game ends in a draw; otherwise the game goes on.

Leaving a game

Abandoning a rated game is a loss. During the first two moves, the game is simply cancelled.