BrainKing - Game rules (Portuguese Checkers)

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Statistics of won games
white	2308 (41.66 %)
black	2742 (49.50 %)
Draws	489 (8.82 %)

Short description of specific rules of Checkers variants

Game type	Board size	Number of pieces	Long moves of promoted piece	Pawns can jump backwards	*Quantity rule ()**	Quality rule ()**	Preference rule ()*	Special rules
Checkers	8x8	12
Anti Checkers	8x8	12
Czech Checkers	8x8	12	x				x
Corner Checkers	8x8	12	x				x	Pawns promote in corner squares only.
One Way Checkers	8x8	12	x				x	All pawns move and jump in the same direction.
Parachute Checkers	8x8	12	x				x	Parachutist does not have a jumping preference.
Gothic Checkers	8x8	16
Turkish Checkers	8x8	16	x		x
Alquerque	5x5	12		x				Pawns do not promote.
Hawaiian Checkers	8x8	32		x				Pawns do not promote and multiple jumps must be in the same direction.
International Checkers	10x10	20	x	x	x
Russian Checkers	8x8	12	x	x				If pawn jumps to last row, it promotes and continues jumping immediately.
Canadian Checkers	12x12	30	x	x	x
Thai Checkers	8x8	8	x					Queen must jump to the first square after jumped piece.
Brazilian Checkers	8x8	12	x	x	x
Portuguese Checkers	8x8	12	x		x	x
Italian Checkers	8x8	12			x	x		More complicated quality jumping rules.
Dameo	8x8	18	x	x	x			Pawns can make linear moves and all pieces can jump only orthogonally.

(*) It is mandatory to capture as many pieces (as one multi-jump) as possible.
(**) It is mandatory to capture the maximum possible amount of promoted pieces.
(***) It is mandatory to capture with a promoted piece if possible.

Portuguese Checkers

Portuguese Checkers (also known as Spanish Checkers with rotated board) variant is played on 8x8 board with 12 pieces of each player and the A1 square is white, not black (see the picture).

There are several specific rules, regarding piece moving and capturing:

Pawns move one space diagonally forward only and can capture diagonally forward only too. Queens (promoted pieces) move any number of spaces diagonally forward or backward, and can capture any number of spaces diagonally forward or backward as well.
Jumped pieces are removed from the board after the full move is performed and every enemy piece can be jumped over only once.
It is mandatory to capture as many pieces (as one multi-jump) as possible.
If a position allows 2 or more longest captures, it is compulsory to choose the one which captures the maximum amount of queens.

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See also: Checkers, Anti Checkers, Czech Checkers, Corner Checkers, One Way Checkers, Parachute Checkers, Gothic Checkers, Turkish Checkers, Alquerque, Hawaiian Checkers, International Checkers, Russian Checkers, Canadian Checkers, Thai Checkers, Brazilian Checkers, Portuguese Checkers, Italian Checkers, Dameo