Checkers
Play American checkers with a friend, on one board or online
$ checkersText a game
Make the opening move, then send it. They can answer whenever, and the match stays here while either of you is away.
Win by capturing all 12 of the other side's pieces or leaving it with no legal move. Jumps are mandatory.
Type the square a piece leaves and the square it reaches: c3-d4 to slide, c3xe5 to jump, one jump at a time. Red moves first.
Two players can share the board, or type async to challenge a friend by name or send a game by text.
What you will see
One king, two forced jumpsreplay
Type a move like c3-d4 · a jump is mandatory
How this command behaves
- Supports two players
- Save and resume your game
- Track your statistics and high scores
- Play online against other players
- Runs in the browser; nothing to install
- Playable entirely from the keyboard
Start it from the prompt
Usage
checkers [savename]Aliases
None
Opens the terminal in Checkers.
Run $ checkers