Alquerque (also known as qirkat from Arabic: القرقات) is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered to be the parent of draughts (US: checkers) and Fanorona and the diagonals of its grid are the predecessor of the checkering of the draughts board.[citation needed]
Alquerque (also known as qirkat from Arabic: القرقات) is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered...
captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers is developed from alquerque. The term "checkers" derives from the checkered board which the game is...
alquerque board. However, unlike standard alquerque, an additional two triangular boards are attached on two opposite sides of the standard alquerque...
capture following the pattern on the board. The expanded Alquerque board consist of an Alquerque board and a triangular patterned board attached on one...
brought alquerque to the Americas, and this accounts for the use of the alquerque board in this game. The board used is an expanded alquerque board with...
specifically a tiger hunt game (or tiger game) since it uses an expanded alquerque board. One tiger is being hunted by 24 men. The tiger attempts to eat...
Spain. It is a hunt game, and since it uses a standard alquerque board from the game alquerque de doze,: 601 it is specifically a tiger hunt game (or...
(formerly called Ceylon). It is a game related to draughts (checkers) and alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces when capturing them. The game...
it uses a standard Alquerque board. However, unlike draughts and standard Alquerque, the game is played on an expanded Alquerque board consisting of...
relative of draughts and alquerque. Captures are done by jumping over pieces. The Spanish are thought to have brought the game of alquerque to America several...
convert to one of your pieces" games are included in this list. Agon Alquerque Apit-sodok Armenian checkers Astar Ataxx Awithlaknannai Mosona Bizingo...
in the Philippines Duke of Alburquerque, a Spanish aristocratic title Alquerque, a board game considered to be the parent of draughts (checkers) This...
Architects, or Shakespeare: The Bard Game Elimination games – e.g. draughts, Alquerque, Fanorona, Yoté, or Surakarta Family games – e.g. Roll Through the Ages...
Africa. It is especially played in Mauritania. The game is similar to alquerque and draughts. Board sizes vary, but they are square boards, such as 5x5...
The game is played on a board composed of four Alquerque boards combined into a square. Like Alquerque, pieces are positioned on points of intersection...
the Zamma family. The game is also similar to Alquerque and draughts. The board is essentially an Alquerque board with twice the number of diagonal lines...
strategy board game from Lower Bengal, India. It is a hunt game. It uses an alquerque board, and therefore, Bagh bandi is specifically a tiger hunt game (or...
Than Chess (1952). The game is related to draughts and even more so to Alquerque. Pieces are captured by leaping over them. The board is a pattern of two...
been analysed. Some top draughts programs are Chinook, and KingsRow. Alquerque Dameo High jump International draughts Konane List of draughts players...
Board-Games Other Than Chess (1952). The game is related to draughts and Alquerque as pieces are captured by leaping over them. The board is composed of...
ratti-chitti-bakri. The game is basically an enlarged version of alquerque. Four alquerque boards are joined together to form a square consisting of 81 intersection...
two-player abstract strategy board game from Morocco. It is very similar to Alquerque. The only difference is that pieces cannot move backwards until they are...
(formerly called Ceylon). It is a game related to draughts (checkers) and alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces when capturing them. The game...