I have tried it on a regular checker board using enough pieces and it seems to play ok.

im sure a smaller version would attract more players :o)

But it would not be gothic checkers then. The game has its specific rules, including the board size.

I know, but reversi can be on diferent sized boards. whereas Reversi used to only be 8x8 board. Smaller one was used to speed it up etc.

A smaller Gothic checkers would have exactly the same rules, just 16 squares less and 4 players less on each side

Right now each game has 2 players... how do you play a game with 4 players less than that? :p

oooops i meant pieces LOL

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Hello, i draw a game with num1fire and the result was this:
Nuno Miguel: old BKR = 2106, new BKR = 2106 (0)
num1fire: old BKR = 2340, new BKR = 2301 (-39)

I think this is not right cause our rating gap was 234 points and should be add zero points to both of us.
thanks

Nuno: I think you have confused the ratings - it should be Nuno Miguel (2301) and Num1Fire (2106).

The difference is probably due to the fact that Num1Fire has an extablished rating which is not likely to fluctuate much, while your rating is based only on 6 games so far & thus can change a lot - even by draws.

I would say that should have been 0 also

PAFL
There is a known bug that on draws, it shows the bkr next to the wrong names at the moment

I agree with Stevie, i think it should be Zero to both.
for example, i draw 3 games in frogs, without having 25 games played and was a zero for both of players in the 3 games.
I don't think (and understand) why it is different now.
I know the bug but i posted here like i received.
Thanks to you both for the replies.

If I recall right, should be zero add to both players because the difference its not big enought for taking points from you. I will say you should report the game to Fencer and explain the situation.

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in my opinion you should mention that in the rules.

It is. There is a note in Checkers rules about variants with long jumps.

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"No, the checkers at the top [bottom] are really stuck. Should I mention that in the rules?"

^I meant that.

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Is it really necessary to mention that in rules...it's as if you wanted Fencer to mention in the rules of chess that you cannot move to row 9.

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umm....yea, I'm completely confused now...forget I said anything. @_@

Gothic checkers does anyone know the origin

patch:
Well I played when I was a child on real boards, with fewer pieces (12 for each player) but i don't remember from where came from.

Ferjo: Thanks Fergo,you played the game when you were young but i'm sure it goes back even further than that,my game,regular checkerswas played BC

Can someone please look at this game:
http://brainking.com/game/ShowGame?g=508803

If I move my King to F2, will taikoki have to make a jump with his King or will he be able to choose between King and Pawn?

He will have to jump with his king.

It really confuses me: This is what the checkers rules say: "However, when a queen (in variants with long jumps) can make a jump, the player cannot select a pawn to jump with". THERE IS NO QUEEN IN CHECKERS!!! How can I make a move when I don't know what my opponent is allowed to do and what not???

Pedro Martínez: There is a queen in variants with long jumps. Gothic Checkers doesn't belong to that category.

hey all. I'm new to this game and have a question. if a piece reaches the last row and promotes to a queen, and there are other queens on the last row, can it jump over them and capture them or is the move finished after the pieces reaches the last row?

reza:
The move finished after the pieces reaches the last row

thanks very much.

Ok, Checker rules state:

"If the player has more possibilities to capture opponent's pieces, he/she can select any of them. However, when a queen (in variants with long jumps) can make a jump, the player cannot select a pawn to jump with."

So how does that apply with a parachutist?

I have a game in which if I make the move I want, I will have an option to jump it with either my queen, or my parachutist.

To keep control of the game, I need to be able to jump it with my parachutist, not the queen.

So according to the rules, I should be able to jump with the parachutist - UNLESS the system counts the parachutist as a pawn.

BIG BAD WOLF: You must always jump with a queen if you can.

Fencer: Ok, what if you have a choice between a pawn & a parachutist. (Situation may come up in my next move in another game)

Does one over the other have to make the jump?

BIG BAD WOLF:
Nope BBW, you can choose between Parachute and pawn, but when it involves a Queen, always a Queen.
I hope you join me in my crusade against Fencer in regarding Checkers Varinat rules now... ;-)
Just kidding, sorry Fencer. :-)

i jumped but ut won't go to move . keeps coming up make another selection. am supposed totake my jumps

grand792: is there another jump you can take with the same checker you allready jumped with. If you have 2 or 3 jumps in the same turn you have to take them all

If you want to see a joke,look at my game with Hitman,game has been won so he takes two months but cant finish it....Chasing Tomorrow vs Hitman

Why is it that the people that I pick to play are such sore losers? They end up letting the game sit and time out.

vasunlover: try The Quick Players Club
http://brainking.com/game/Profile?u=4425

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my first time here,don't know how to find ppl to play with,,for anti checkers,so pick me if you can..

pops635: You can look for games in the waiting room or post your own there for people to take.

the International Suicide Checkers Association has its first tournement here at BK, organized by the current world champion Mr. george Miller.
For those that don't know suicide checkers is the same as anti checkers.
Check it out! There will be money prizes ..