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Basic

Basic 2009

Design Mark Steere Publisher Mark Steere Games
2
Players
20–60
Minutes
5
Age

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About the Game

Basic is a very simple game for the Checkers set. The checkers are set up on the board in the usual way. Players take turns moving their own checkers, one checker per turn.

There is only one type of move in Basic: A single checker is moved diagonally forward one square. Only exposed checkers may be moved, that is checkers not buried within stacks.

When moving to an already occupied square, simply place your checker on top of the stack. There are no restrictions on stack height or composition.

Players can “bear off” a checker from their farthest row, removing it from play.

You must either move or bear off a checker during your turn if you can, but not both. If all of your checkers are covered by enemy checkers, you must sit the game out until one of your checkers becomes exposed.

The first player to bear off all of his checkers wins.

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