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The game of checkers is older than people think. Some facts and history about the old game of checkers:
Scientists believe that the modern game was developed by a similar game as far back as 1400 BC, called Alquerque or Quirkat. It was played in Egypt, Rome, Greece and India. The game uses two types of round flat pieces in various colors. It is played on a 5 x 5 grid. There are ten pieces per side, and the task was to capture all enemy stones.
L 'development next to the modern woman is probably from the 13th century in southern France come. The rules and pieces of Alquerque have been expanded to be played on an 8 x 8 chessboard. The game was called Fierges called plays heels, the same name for the queen in chess.
In the 15th Century saw the previous collaboration with the queen in chess, the game's name be changed to Jeu de Dames, more often abbreviated Dames.
Dames in the 16th century was very popular in France.Variations of the game were many, and one of them was "forced Capture" variant, in which a player had to catch an opponent's piece instead of another train. This variant is known as Jeu Force.
The game of Jeu Force was brought to England, where he was called the project, and finally in North America, where it is called stones.
In France, the catch of the game without being forced Dames rule was still popular, and called "Le Jeu de Dames Plaisant, abbreviated Plaisant. In the 18thCentury changed the game in France in a grid of 10 x 10 and 20 pieces on each side. This game is played and is still known as Mrs. International or Continental.
There are international tournaments for both Checkers / Dama dama and internationally. The first tournament of the English lady was in 1847.
There are many variations of the game in today's world, but Chinese Checkers is not one of them. The game has nothing to do with China, but from Germany. The game wasplaced on the market in early 1900 and was called Chinese Checkers on people to take advantage of the familiarity with stones and give the game an oriental touch, such as marketing ploy.
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