The Draughts Room

A Parlour Game of Quiet Consequence

The Table

Crimson to move
Choose a piece to begin.
Crimson captured: 0
Ebony captured: 0

House Rules

Multiplayer

The Ledger

How to Play

Setup

Each side starts with twelve pieces, placed on the dark squares of the three rows nearest them.

Movement

Pieces move diagonally forward, one square at a time, onto an empty square.

Capturing

Jump diagonally over an adjacent enemy piece into the empty square beyond it to capture it. If a capture is available, you must take it — and if that capture leads into another, the chain must be completed.

Kings

Reach the far row and your piece is crowned. Kings may move diagonally forward or backward, one square at a time.

Winning

Capture every enemy piece, or leave your opponent with no legal move.

Game Over

Crimson has won the room.