BrainKing - Game rules (Parachute Checkers)

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Statistics of won games
white	2649 (40.79 %)
black	3000 (46.19 %)
Draws	845 (13.01 %)

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.

Parachute Checkers

Parachute Checkers brings a new piece - parachutist. Each player starts a game with eight pawns and four parachutists located on the opponent's first row:

A parachutist waits in the enemy's base to suddenly capture an opponent's piece. It means that the only valid move of a parachutist is to capture a piece at seventh (white parachutist) or second (black parachutist) row. After the jump the parachutist must land directly behind the captured piece (like a king in normal checkers) and immediately turns to a pawn. The following picture shows a situation before and after a parachutist attack:

The other rules are the same as for Czech Checkers.
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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