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PROBLEMS This etext was produced by John Mamoun mamounjo@umdnj.edu with help from the online distributed proofreaders page of Charles Franks. THE RULES OF THE GAME • II. BT A Checker board has 64 squares of alternating colors, 32 light and 32 dark squares. ‹‹ The game continues First player to overtake the player directly ahead of him is the winner)74(. A checker may be moved only to an open point, one that is not occupied by two or more opposing checkers… -0.01 Tc 5 0 obj The main principle of the backgammon rules. 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ET Chinese Checkers is a fun game to play with 2 to 6 players. 9 0 0 9 15.3709 261.6479 Tm 11.18 57.5 82.32 18.424 re 0000001075 00000 n 24.2226 0.00001 TD For more information on the exact checkers rules please read below. 1.24483 0 Td /OPI<2.0<< 2.2043 14.8878 2.132 14.8114 2.132 15.0198 c /Position[14.181 60.446 14.181 75.174 90.82 75.174 90.82 60.446] Below are the standard United States rules for Checkers. q >> 9 0 0 9 15.3709 250.848 Tm A Guide to Checkers Families and Rules Prepared by Sultan Ratrout sultan_ratrout@yahoo.com Updated September 28, 2018 Table of Contents Introduction, Page 3 (I). /Type/OPI 9 0 0 9 14.5 406.8839 Tm 1.993 15.1713 2.0053 15.1971 2.0213 15.1971 c 9 0 0 9 15.3709 99.6483 Tm The following rules apply: 1. 2.6337 14.6292 l 9 0 0 9 15.3709 391.2476 Tm 1.8715 15.069 m >> History Biography Geography Science Games. A simple move by a piece 4. CHECKERS Rules. This game may have originated about 1400 BCE, and was popular until the Middle Ages. 0 3 1 - " : &. 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