Russian draughts (also known as Shashki or Russian shashki) is a variant of draughts (checkers) played in Russia and some parts of the former USSR, as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Israel. There are several variants of draughts games based on Russian draughts. Amongst the most popular ones is ...
Russian draughts (also known as Shashki or Russian shashki) is a variant of draughts (checkers) played in Russia and some parts of the former USSR, as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Israel. There are several variants of draughts games based on Russian draughts. Amongst the most popular ones is ″Poddavki″ (Misère game), where a player wins if he doesn't have any legal moves on his turn (either by giving up all of his checkers or having them being blocked). Another popular variant is called "Bashni" ("Towers"), where captured pieces are not removed from the game, but placed underneath the capturing piece, forming a "tower".
Rules of the game are similar to international draught. Differences:
- If a man touches the kings row during a jump, and it can continue to jump backwards, it jumps backwards as a king, not as a man.
- Not necessarily to beat the maximum possible number of pieces.
