The game of draughts; simplified and illustrated with diagrams. Founded on the games of Andrew Anderson (1881)
Anderson, Andrew, d. 1861, Janvier, Julian Darragh, 1838- editor · Brooklyn, N.Y., [J. D. Janvier] · leaf 32
E. on such as contain three pieces. You omit all rows of the setwhich contain two or four pieces, because an even number does notaffect the result. In using this shortened form of the rule, you willnever count more than one on any given row: and three will bethe greatest number in the whole set… … You play White first, and have the move, but lose the game,through black forcing your man on 9 into 5, a confined position. TheBlack king has then the move on your king, though you have themove if all the pieces are counted. An exchange usually alters the move; consequently, when youwish to obtain…
Checkers
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