SJEKKERS

SJEKKERS

A Checkers-like board game by Fred Horn © 1982

Game-Board  &  startsituation

Material

• Game-Board
• 36 Disks ;  18 Black  and  18  White

Rules

• White starts, then Turns alternate.
• In his Turn a Player can either move or jump with 1 of his Disks (or “Sjek”s).
• Moving is always forward to one of the two adjacents crossings when these are empty.
• Jumping over an own Disk is too always forward to an empty crossing (direct behind the own Disk) in the direction of the jump.
• Jumping over an opponents’ Disk to the next empty crossing can be done forward aswell as backwards and is obligatory when possible. 
• The opponents Disk is captured and removed from the Board.
• In a Turn, multiple jumps are not allowed.
• When the Player has more than one  option to capture a Disk, he may choose which one is for him the most valuable option.
• When a Disk reaches the last row of crossings it is promoted, by placing another Disk of the same color on top, making it a “Sjek”.
• A “Sjek” can move in any direction in a straight line over empty crossings, to land were it chooses, on an empty crossing. 
• It is not allowed to jump over an own Disk, only when the “SJEK” can act like a normal Disk, thus jumping over an adjacent Disk and only  forward to an empty crossing direct behind.
• When a “Sjek” in his Turn jumps over 1 (and only 1) opponents’ Disk, this Disk is captured and removed from the Board.
• If such a jump is possible it is obligatory.
• Player who captures all opponants Disks WINS the game.
• When neither Player can reach this goal the game is a Draw.

Variant Rules: Play the game using the ‘normal’ rules for Checkers.