Checkers

How to play

1. Mint starts at the bottom. Men move one diagonal space forward on dark squares. Jump over an adjacent opponent into an empty space to capture.
2. Captures are mandatory. Continue capturing with the same piece if another jump is available. Men jump forward only; kings can move or jump in both directions.
3. Reaching the far row crowns a king and ends that turn. A player without a legal move loses. Eighty consecutive non-capture king moves produce a draw; repetition draws are not implemented.

AI or a friend?

Choose local AI with three search levels, or two players sharing one device. Changing mode or level starts a fresh game. Select a space, then confirm your move. There are no online rooms.

Make your move

• Touch or mouse: select a space, then press Confirm move. Checkers selects a piece before its destination.
• Keyboard: arrows move the cursor; Enter/Space previews, then confirms. The on-screen arrows provide the same selection controls.
• Standard gamepad: D-pad selects, primary button previews/confirms, Start pauses. Physical controllers and Tesla browsers await testing.

A small head start

• Select a piece first, then one of its marked destinations.
• When a jump is available, ordinary moves are unavailable.
• Keep pieces supporting one another and look ahead through the entire jump sequence.

Compatibility notes

Touch and keyboard controls are implemented. Physical phones, controllers and Tesla browsers await device testing.

Play style: Point and move. Local progress restoration is available for this game.

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Credits & source

Denny Games · MIT · original implementation. Source code

Updated: 2026-10-12. Free to play. Pages may contain disclosed affiliate links; Google ads are inactive.