Synopsis

If you aren't in the mood for the deep engrossment of chess and you'd like to play with more than 2 individuals as in regular checkers, then Chinese checkers might be the game for you. This stirring board game, in which you try to move all your pieces into your opponent's region before he can move his into yours, may be played with up to 6 players and learned in a minimal amount of time. Its star-shaped board, colored pieces and fast-paced play will hold your attention.

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Pick out at least one set of 10 colored checkers (in reality pegs or marbles) that match with the colored area of the board where they're sitting.

Put the colored pegs you've picked out in the holes of the triangular region nearest to you and identify the opposite area of the board in which you'll be trying to move all of your pieces. If there are less than 6 players, remember to play opposite a different player. Flip a coin to determine who will move first off, and then go around to the left.

Pick out your first move cautiously. Just as in other strategy-based board games, your beginning move is among the most crucial. It's best to make your initial moves in a way that will allow freedom of movement for the balance of the pieces that are queued up behind it.

Move your pieces one space at a time, in whatever direction, as long as it's in a line. Yu can Jump other players' pieces if there's a space open after that piece and inside the same line. You are able to likewise jump your own pieces, abiding by the same principle. You might likewise jump multiple times if there are sufficient spaces usable between the pieces (as in a dual jump in checkers).

Get all ten of your pieces into your opposition's triangular region in order to win the game.

If you're handy with a ruler and a drill, you are able to make your own Chinese checkers board. Make the base of your Chinese checkers board with a piece of wood that's at any rate 1 inch thick and that measures ten inches square.

Utilize a measuring tape to measure five inches in from each side of the board. This will give you the halfway point of the board. Create a dot with a pencil. Make an equilateral triangle with each side equaling eight inches long lightly in pencil. The midpoint dot that you've drawn should be in the middle of the triangle or about four and a half inches away from each outside point of the triangle. Substantiate this by measuring after you've penciled in the triangle.

Establish a different equilateral triangle of the same size on top of the beginning triangle to form a six -pointed star. If you consider the beginning triangle being right side up with a point at the crest, then draw the 2nd one inverted with a point at the bottom.

Mark the areas in pencil where you'll be establishing holes for the pieces. Begin with the bottom of one of the big triangles you drew and make thirteen dots spaced about 3/4" apart. Carry on making dots in rows with each row having 1 less dot than earlier, till you reach the point of the triangle with only 1 dot (this is the thirteenth row). And then do the same with the 2nd large triangle.

Tally the dots to make certain you've spaced them correctly. Each point of the star ought to have ten dots in it. The middle of the board forms a hexagon and ought to have five dots on each side. The overall number of dots on the board should come to 121.

Attach a ½” drilling bit to a power drill. Measure 3/8” up from the bottom of the drilling bit and mark the spot with a little piece of electrical tape. This will help you ascertain how deep to drill the holes.

Drill a little hole where each dot is placed. Proceed to drill till the electrical tape on the bit is flush with the hole, then stop and take out the drill from the hole. This should make 3/8” deep holes which will let the marbles ride comfortably without rolling everyplace on the board.

Sandpaper the sides of the board and the holes to smooth away any crude edges. Paint your Chinese checkers board as you like. You might choose to paint each point another color or coat the total board in a clear finish. Purchase marbles that are about ½” in diameter. You'll need sixty marbles total or six unlike colored sets of ten marbles each.

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