>>We call that game "draughts" over here. And we "crown" a piece that reaches the other side, not "king" it.
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>Yes, I know. I used to play draughts ((Internetial checkers) and Russian checkers at my youth. I played a bit American Checkers on yahoo, when I just came to US.
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>>In France they have a similar game, called "Dames" (DAM) which is played on a 10 X 10 board, with 15 pieces, and, I think, one is not forced to take and opponent's piece.
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>Hmm, that sounds like a complex game...
No, just slightly bigger, with more pieces, and with fewer rules. You especially would pick it up immediately.
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