CHECKERS(6) Games Manual CHECKERS(6)
NAME
checkers - game
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/checkers
DESCRIPTION
Checkers uses standard notation for the board:
BLACK
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|//// | 1 | //// | 2 | //// | 3 | //// | 4 |
|//// | | //// | | //// | | //// | |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| 5 | //// | 6 | //// | 7 | //// | 8 | //// |
| | //// | | //// | | //// | | //// |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|//// | 9 | //// | 10 | //// | 11 | //// | 12 |
|//// | | //// | | //// | | //// | |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| 13 | //// | 14 | //// | 15 | //// | 16 | //// |
| | //// | | //// | | //// | | //// |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|//// | 17 | //// | 18 | //// | 19 | //// | 20 |
|//// | | //// | | //// | | //// | |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| 21 | //// | 22 | //// | 23 | //// | 24 | //// |
| | //// | | //// | | //// | | //// |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|//// | 25 | //// | 26 | //// | 27 | //// | 28 |
|//// | | //// | | //// | | //// | |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| 29 | //// | 30 | //// | 31 | //// | 32 | //// |
| | //// | | //// | | //// | | //// |
+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
+-----+------+------+----WHITE----+------+------+------+
Black plays first. The program normally plays white. To specify a move, name the square moved from and the square moved to. For multiple
jumps name all the squares touched.
Certain commands may be given instead of moves:
reverse Reverse roles; the program takes over your pieces.
backup Undo the last move for each player.
list Print the record of the game.
move Let the program select a move for you.
print Print a map of the present position.
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