Portuguese Checkers

Author: !Undertaker!

History:
This game is considered the more ancient variant of the game still played. It is practised in the Iberian Peninsula, North of Africa and many countries of South and Central America. Actually, it’s the second checkers variant more played in every world and the more practised checkers game in Latin countries and Maghreb.

Board and pieces:
8x8 draughtboard with lower right black corner. Each player starts with 12 men (white and black) placed on the first 3 rows.


Objective:
The aim is capturing or blocking all the opponent pieces, so that the player who cannot move when turn arrives is the loser of the game.
The game becomes in a draw when the number of remaining pieces or their position on the board does not make possible the victory for any of both sides, or both players agree.