Draughts

How to play

Goal. Take all of your opponent's pieces, or leave them with no legal move.

• Tap one of your pieces, then tap the square to move it to. You have 45 seconds a turn.
• Men move and capture diagonally forwards only. Kings move and capture any distance along a diagonal.
• Reaching the far row promotes a man to a king, and promotion ends your turn — even in the middle of a jump.
• If a jump can carry on, you must carry it on with the same piece.

Captures are offered, not forced — but pass one up, or let your clock run out, and your opponent may take one of your pieces off the board before they play. Their pieces turn red when you may take one; taking is optional, and simply moving gives it up.

Match rules

• Every match you stake money on is played against another person — a random opponent, or a friend you invite with a code. You each put in the same stake: E5, E10 or E20.
• The winner receives 90% of the pot, and the platform keeps 10%. A draw returns both stakes in full.
• You have a set time for each turn. Miss it and play passes to your opponent; miss three turns and you lose the match.
• Leave before anyone has moved and both stakes are returned. Leave once play has started and the match is your opponent's.
• If your connection drops, your seat is held for 30 seconds and the page reconnects by itself. Your turn clock keeps running while you are away. Not back in time, and it counts as leaving.
• Practice is free, up to 10 times a day in each game, with nothing staked.
• Our servers run or check every game to prevent cheating.
• Winnings land in your Crazy8s wallet, and you can move them to your mobile money whenever you want.