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Turkish Checkers

It is a common form of checkers widely played in the Middle-East, where it is known as Dama. Played on an 8×8 board, it differentiates with most other games of the Checkers Family because pieces move straight forward or sideways, not diagonally. When a piece reaches the last row...

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2

Time

?-?

Age

6+

Weight

2.5

Rating

6.30

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It is a common form of checkers widely played in the Middle-East, where it is known as Dama. Played on an 8×8 board, it differentiates with most other games of the Checkers Family because pieces move straight forward or sideways, not diagonally. When a piece reaches the last row it promotes to a flying king (Dama) which moves like the rook in Chess.

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