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Spanish Checkers

Spanish Checkers

(Public Domain) · 1400
230 min1.3/5 complexity5.9 BGG#24.559 BGG53KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Spanish Checkers?

It is the national form of the Checkers Family in Spain, where it is called "juego de damas". This is the variant of choice for all the Iberian peninsula, the North of Africa and many countries in South and Central America.

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It is the national form of the Checkers Family in Spain, where it is called "juego de damas". This is the variant of choice for all the Iberian peninsula, the North of Africa and many countries in South and Central America. Played on an 8×8 board, it differentiates with Checkers because it has flying kings, as in International Checkers. Unpromoted men move and capture only diagonally forward.

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Complexity1.3 / 5
BGG rating5.9 / 10
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Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2
BGG rank
#24.559

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Q3How do you play Spanish Checkers?
Spanish Checkers is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~30 minutes. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Spanish Checkers — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Spanish Checkers support?
Spanish Checkers is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Spanish Checkers take?
A game of Spanish Checkers takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6How complex is Spanish Checkers?
Spanish Checkers has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.3 out of 5.
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