Checkers Crossword Puzzle

About the Checkers Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers checkers, also known as draughts, from its dark squares and diagonal moves to jumps, captures, and crowning a piece. Look for terms such as King Row, Double Jump, and Forced Capture. It suits players learning the game, families who enjoy classic board games, and anyone curious about checkers strategy and its international variations.

This crossword draws on 35 clues about Checkers. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Starting rank for each team’s men (7 letters)
• •Taking an opposing man by leaping over it (7 letters)
• •Slanted line of adjacent spaces (8 letters)
• •Final phase with few men remaining (7 letters)
• •How a match is played (8 letters)
• •One of the alternating pale spaces (11 letters)
• •A man moved around the playing surface (5 letters)
• •Ability developed through practice (5 letters)

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