Checkers (Houghton Conquest) Traditional Geocache
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Checkers (Houghton Conquest)
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English draughts board Checkers (known as draughts in the United Kingdom and some other countries), also called American checkers, straight checkers, or simply draught, is a form of draughts board game played on an eight by eight squared board (with sixty-four total squares) with twelve pieces on each side. These pieces may only initially move and capture diagonally forwards. Only when a piece is "crowned" or "kinged" may it move both backwards or forwards.
The Origin of this game dates back to the 4000 B.C. Sir Gardner Wilkinson, in his expedition to Egypt, discovered large inscriptions in the ancient temple of Thebes portraying King RaMeses playing a game of Draughts with a member of his family. This game is also the fore-runner of Chess, which is actually its developed form.
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