Draughts Games set.

In this Guide to Playing the Game of draughts we also look at the History of the Game and we also have a comprenhesive look at the Rules.

draughts games set

History of Draughts - Discover the History of the Game

Although the exact origins of Draughts are unknown it is believed the game evolved from a game called Alquerque played in ancient Egypt as early as 600 B.C. This is thought to be the beginning of the game

Draughts the game - Versions of the games accross the World.

There are many variants of the game across the world but the English game is played on a chessboard (or sometimes called draughtsboard) by two players sitting opposite each other. As with Chess one player has white playing pieces and the other player has black playing (the player with the black draughts pieces moves first unless decided otherwise).
The wooden draughts Pieces move diagonally and the aim of the game of is to capture opponent's pieces by jumping over them.

Boxwood Draughts sets - wooden box draughts sets for playing draughts

Jaques' Boxwood Draughts sets are presented in mahogany baize lined cases.

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