About This Turkish Draughts

Three ways to sit down

Against the computer you hold White by default and play a local search that lives in the browser. Multiple AI levels, with a hint that follows the level you chose, plus undo and replay when you want to test a capture.

On one shared device two people take turns. That is the mode for a first lesson, a game with a child, or talking a position through before the pieces come off.

A temporary room carries the same board to a friend through a link. You can also take a public seat from the lobby, or watch a game that already has two players. The room is a short-lived connection, not a saved account.

• Read the rule list on the Rules page before the first sitting if the orthogonal captures still feel foreign.
• The Tips page is the place for a checking order you can reuse.

Where a game actually lives

A computer game or a shared-device game is stored in this browser. Refresh the page or lose the network for a moment and you usually return to the same position. “New game” is what clears the local board.

A room sends accepted moves to the other seat and remembers enough on your device to reconnect. This site does not open a username or a password so you can play.

What we left on the floor

There is no ladder, no rating list, and no machine that pairs you with a stranger. We do not describe this page as coaching, annotated master games, or a tournament certificate. You are not asked for an email, a phone number, or a legal name in order to move a man. The rules are Turkish draughts (Dama), not English draughts, not FMJD 10×10, and not Chinese checkers.

It is a free practice board. The computer’s moves come from local search. They are fine for an evening’s play and they are not a rating you should quote.

Why the rules stay put

We wanted a table you can use without filling a form or hunting through menus. Orthogonal men, mandatory maximum captures, flying kings, White to play — the same package on the first game and the hundredth.

Who keeps the page

The board is maintained by Ply Yard. We also make other browser board-game pages. If a rule on the page does not match what the pieces do, or a room will not connect, write through Contact.