El Rey Efrain Rules
8×8 · for Dad
How to play El Rey Efrain Rules: the 8 by 8 board, 12 pieces a side, flying kings, and men that only capture forwards. Play it free against an engine that knows them. Open the board and pick Efrain from the styles rail.
At a glance
| Board | 8 by 8, played on the dark squares |
|---|---|
| Pieces each | 12 |
| Men capture backwards | No |
| Flying kings | Yes |
| Men may capture kings | Yes |
| The crown | Crowned on reaching the far row, and the move ends there |
| Choosing a capture | Take the most, and a tie goes to the line with more kings |
The rules
The dedication
- Named for Efrain, the king of this house
- His table rules, kept exactly the way he plays them
The board
- 8×8 board, 12 pieces each on the dark squares
- White moves first
Moves & captures
- Men move and capture forward only
- Kings are flying kings: any distance, forward or back
- After eating, a king lands on any open square along the line
- Capturing is mandatory, and you must take the most pieces on offer
- Tied on count? Take the line with more kings in it: a king beats one man, two men beat one king
- Any man may capture a king
Kings
- A man reaching the far row is crowned, and the move ends there, even mid-capture
- The new king waits for its next turn to strike
Play it
King of Checkers plays El Rey Efrain Rules exactly as written above, against an opponent with six difficulties, on the web and on your phone. American and El Rey Efrain are free forever.
The other styles
- American Checkers, 8×8 · 12 pieces
- International Draughts, 10×10 · 20 pieces
- Brazilian Draughts, 8×8 · Int’l rules
- Pool Checkers, 8×8 · no majority
- Russian Shashki, 8×8 · mid-jump crown
- Spanish Draughts, 8×8 · mirrored board
- Italian Draughts, 8×8 · men spare kings
- Turkish Dama, 8×8 · straight lines