Checkers 2011
== Checkers 2011 ==
Combination of Checkers, Lasca & Hasami ShogiMovement of pieces:- A pawn can move (and jump) in five directions - the standard Checkers diagonally-forward moves are extended by horizontally-left, horizontally-right and directly forward moves. When a pawn reaches the last row, it turns to a king that can move (and jump) one space in any direction (left, up-left, up, up-right, right, down-right, down and down-left).
(Movement follows Gothic Checkers).
Can(not) jump over own piece, can jump over opponent to imprison. (* - rule to be revisited)Types of Pieces: (i) Piece/Soldier - a single piece of any color (ii) Column - a stack of more than one piece, containing the
commander (top most piece) which indicates the user who commands the piece, and prisoners (of any color) below.
(iii) king - once a piece or a column reaches the last rank, it is promoted to a king and can move one space in any direction. Capture:
(i) Imprisonment: If the space behind a piece is empty, leap over the piece to imprison it.
This can only be done orthogonally forward or diagonally forward for Piece/Soldier and orthogonally and diagonally forward
and backward only (NOT sideways).
i.e. like Lasca the piece (or top-most piece of a column) is taken and placed under the piece, if the jump was over
a column the removal of the top-most piece will liberate the rest of the column, and the now top-most piece will command the column.
A Capture MUST be performed if presented, multiple-captures can be performed and must be performed with the capture
taking the most number of hops performed (even if this does not necessarily, imprison or capture the most pieces).
A Piece/Soldier cannot perform a 180 degree change in direction to make an imprisonment, a king may and should.
(ii) Elimination: If one or more of an opponents pieces are sandwiched between your pieces they are eliminated and removed
from the board, sandwhiches can be made vertically , horizontally or in the corners but NOT diagonally
(Just like Hasami Shogi - http://senseis.xmp.net/?HasamiShogi ) Capture by sandwiching is automatic, but you are not required to move so as to capture this way. Men are captured by sandwiching when an opposing piece moves to one end of a column or row of opposing men, and a friendly piece is at the other end. Sandwich captures at the edge of the board may wrap around corners. (iii) Intervention:- If a piece moves between two opposing pieces it cannot be captured, as it does so willingly.Objective: (i) If all the opponents pieces are imprisoned or eliminated OR (ii) If an opponent does not have a valid move to
make the opponent loses.
Combination of Checkers, Lasca & Hasami ShogiMovement of pieces:- A pawn can move (and jump) in five directions - the standard Checkers diagonally-forward moves are extended by horizontally-left, horizontally-right and directly forward moves. When a pawn reaches the last row, it turns to a king that can move (and jump) one space in any direction (left, up-left, up, up-right, right, down-right, down and down-left).
(Movement follows Gothic Checkers).
Can(not) jump over own piece, can jump over opponent to imprison. (* - rule to be revisited)Types of Pieces: (i) Piece/Soldier - a single piece of any color (ii) Column - a stack of more than one piece, containing the
commander (top most piece) which indicates the user who commands the piece, and prisoners (of any color) below.
(iii) king - once a piece or a column reaches the last rank, it is promoted to a king and can move one space in any direction. Capture:
(i) Imprisonment: If the space behind a piece is empty, leap over the piece to imprison it.
This can only be done orthogonally forward or diagonally forward for Piece/Soldier and orthogonally and diagonally forward
and backward only (NOT sideways).
i.e. like Lasca the piece (or top-most piece of a column) is taken and placed under the piece, if the jump was over
a column the removal of the top-most piece will liberate the rest of the column, and the now top-most piece will command the column.
A Capture MUST be performed if presented, multiple-captures can be performed and must be performed with the capture
taking the most number of hops performed (even if this does not necessarily, imprison or capture the most pieces).
A Piece/Soldier cannot perform a 180 degree change in direction to make an imprisonment, a king may and should.
(ii) Elimination: If one or more of an opponents pieces are sandwiched between your pieces they are eliminated and removed
from the board, sandwhiches can be made vertically , horizontally or in the corners but NOT diagonally
(Just like Hasami Shogi - http://senseis.xmp.net/?HasamiShogi ) Capture by sandwiching is automatic, but you are not required to move so as to capture this way. Men are captured by sandwiching when an opposing piece moves to one end of a column or row of opposing men, and a friendly piece is at the other end. Sandwich captures at the edge of the board may wrap around corners. (iii) Intervention:- If a piece moves between two opposing pieces it cannot be captured, as it does so willingly.Objective: (i) If all the opponents pieces are imprisoned or eliminated OR (ii) If an opponent does not have a valid move to
make the opponent loses.