Turkish draughts
Control
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Description
This strategic twist on traditional checkers challenges players to rethink familiar tactics by restricting movement and captures exclusively to horizontal and vertical directions, eliminating diagonal maneuvers entirely. Played on a standard 8x8 board, each competitor claims 16 pieces positioned across all squares of their second and third rows at the start, creating dense frontlines primed for lateral clashes. Multiple gameplay options cater to diverse preferences: test your skills against adaptive AI, engage in heated local matches sharing a single screen, or compete in real-time online multiplayer battles. Beyond active play, observers can spectate ongoing matches, analyze strategies in real time, or even influence games by submitting proposed moves directly to participants—a dynamic feature that blurs the line between audience and competitor while fostering collaborative strategizing.
