Turkish Draughts (Dama)
Orthogonal draughts played on all 64 squares of an 8×8 board with 16 men per side.
How to Play
Turkish draughts is played on all squares of an 8×8 board. Each player starts with 16 men on the second and third ranks. White moves first.
- Movement: Men move and capture orthogonally forward or sideways (never diagonally, never backward).
- Kings (Dama): A piece reaching the 8th rank becomes a Dama (King). Kings fly orthogonally in any of the four directions (forward, backward, left, right).
- Captures: Capture is mandatory and majority capture is enforced. Captured pieces are removed from the board immediately as jumped.
- King Restriction: A king may not make a 180° reversal within a single capture sequence.
Winning and Draws
You win by capturing all opposing pieces or leaving the opponent with no legal moves. The game is drawn if only 1 king remains against 1 king, by threefold repetition, or by mutual agreement.