There are a lot of very poor "How to Play Checkers" videos on KZfaq, this one isn't one of them. In fact, this is most likely the best most thorough rules tutorial on KZfaq. Also, the acknowledgement and coverage of the different varieties was interesting.

I'm teaching my grandson how to play checkers and came to your channel for an example of how I can show him the basic "checkers" game. I really prefer your overhead illustrations as they are more clear to understand. One point that I may have missed in the very beginning is that, unlike chess, checker pieces can only advance in one direction. I'm trying to think like a 7-year-old and some of the basic moves could be explained before you show how to start the game...ie jumping more than one, and also jumping from along an edge. It would also be nice to show how a piece becomes a kind. Your demonstration of red pieces being a king on the red side was confusing because that could not happen unless that piece made it to the white side...along with another piece. Thank you for the demonstration!

Great video. The standard variant is the way I was taught. However, I often have debates whether or not a single piece can jump a king. Some people say yes and some say no.

My mom she just bought me checker today and you're the day saver !

Oh my gosh I have been searching for 20 minutes and havent found such a video,thanks a lot!

You know, one of the apps I found has Italian checkers. I tried it, and these kings that are invulnerable to the normal pieces, are a lot of fun! I just don't like the mirrored board, or playing on the lighter squares, which is the same. It's pretty cool anyway! Now I want to try shashki with that rule! American checkers is still a wonderful game. Cheers, Ryan!

I love your videos man, have watched all of them and it's been helping me tremendously. Keep it up!

I've now learned all your tips and tricks! Next time we meet, you're toast! :)

New boyfriend played with the king piece flying. I was never taught that way and did everything to indicate he made that up. Am I embarrassed...yes...I'm also laughing at the same time. Thanks for the tutorial.

Thanks for making this video.

A good explination is so satisfying

I really love the look of the pieces in this checkers set. What are they made out of?

Can you move diagonally forward and then do a jump to take your opponent's piece all in one move? And if so can the jump be in a different direction (for example one square diagonally left then take a piece diagonally right but both forward)?

Thank you!

fascinating ending shot when Cohen just once defeated Levy

Thanks for this video! Two questions: 1. In this version, kings move only one square at a time, correct? 2. Whether it’s a king or not and more than one jumps can be made, can the player in turn choose to only jump once (or less than all possible number of jumps) or does the player in turn have to do all possible jumps?

Can there be a multiple kings ?? Are they allowed to move diagonal way or up and down as well.

Thanks for the video:) Recently we had the following issue: 3 kings and a coupling pieces in red and two kings and a couple of pieces in white. On one move a red piece was placed threatening a white king. The white king was trapped unless other pieces where moved to make space . In this instance the player with the white moved a piece offering it for a jump to the reds .Now it’s the turn of the red: can he chose to jump the white king now or is he obliged by the rules of the game to take the offered white piece instead?

is it true that non-king pieces can take backward ?

If someone gave his piece in front of a king then the king has to take it? But what if he eats that with his king then some other piece can eat him then the king is trapped is it?

Can king double jump with a switch in direction from forwards jump, to backwards jump. A large V like pattern

Can a king be captured by a checker

what happens when your opponent reaches the back row to be kinged but you have not captured a man to king him?

Can I become a king when I get in the last row after I eat oponent or only when I "walk" in the last row

What set of pieces are you using?

Can you capture opponent with backwards jump?

I’ve recently started watching your videos. If I could offer one very minor criticism of this one, it probably would have been better to do the entire video from the same perspective (at the beginning, red was closest to you).

I used to play checkers ad skid but now I don't remember the exact rules was teaching my son how to pay and came across your video thank you. But how do we double by the king ?? By using which piece

What is the name of the checkers variant where you play on a standard board (24 pieces, you must jump, and can jump forward or backward. It isn’t mandatory to jump forward first. Kings also fly. Is this called “Draughts?” Is this an American or European rule system? They also play the 40-50 move draw, they can declare a draw, and also play the “touch move” rule. Also, often I hear a player say “fixing” prior to adjusting their piece or opponents piece, is this also a rule under the “touch move” rules! Another thing I see I “king me” “crown me”. While this is understood, my question is this, is it customary to ask for the “crown” as opposed to crowning it yourself?

In this version with 12 pieces on each side, can kings fly?

Can you double jump but on the second can you go backwards

From how many empty spaces away is a kinged piece allowed to jump it's opponent's piece?

"Kings can fly" .... scuse me wut? 0_o I did see a video where someone basically got a single king and wiped the entire board with it in one turn. They went all over the board in straight lines almost like a rook. Is that what flying is? Now the algorithm is giving me checkers videos lol

Thanks. #OneMessageFoundation

What if you don't realise that you should of taking an opponents draught/checker during a move? Is that piece discarded from the board?

Show me how to play with a màn 😮 2:19

Thanks dude😎😎😎😎😎

What does “king can fly” mean?

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I know how to play checkers I use to play that along time ago at the rec center I don't think they have the board game anymore

Which name do you use in playok

Can you jump all over checkers in the game

must the king jump as the other pieces?

good

What if the player doesn't see their turn to jump. Does the other player take the opponents checker?

Where to place the first soldier

Can an uncrowned king be beaten by a non crowned piece.

This confused the hell out of me ive been playing this wrong for decades apparently

Can you have multiple kings?

Can u eat w in checkers?

Can a king jump over two kings or 2 singles

What happens when the player doesn’t see the capture/the jump? Can the opponent scream it out?!? 😂

Can I jump your own pieces to get to an opponents piece

A king can move as many squares as it wishes not 1 at a time.

The apology is wrong where you used the king. King can jump any move

In checkers can LIL man jump a king

Thanks for some sanity explaining this at last. There’s a guy showing a ‘queen’ ‘king’ ‘crown’ moving vertical and horizontal 🤮

checers

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I was taught that king can move any amount of squares…

😅i always play this game to lose

Where's the pawns?

If possible could you capture more than one

Ok let me play with aman

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Subtitle please