Checkers (the American name) or Draughts is the name for several different strategy board games. It comes from a very old game called Alquerque. A board like a checkerboard was found in Ur dating from 3000 BCE and a similar game was played in ancient Egypt. In every type of game, the other player's pieces can be taken by being 'jumped' over.

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