2006-12-28 18:20:28 · 13 answers · asked by blaze 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
Read on McDuff....
It is mandatory to jump - I am assuming you mean jump the players piece and remove it from the board.
2006-12-28 18:22:54 · answer #1 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must take an opposing piece if you legally can. If there is a jump available, you may not make a non-jump move. Furthermore, if the piece in question can make multiple jumps, you must keep jumping with that piece until you no longer can.
If you have a choice of jumps, you may make any of those jumps that you wish. You are not obligated to choose any one particular jumping move over another, even if one results in more jumps. For instance, if you have a single jump available with one piece and a double jump with another, you may take either one. You're not required to make the double jump.
2006-12-29 11:27:15 · answer #2 · answered by Chris S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whose rules you are using. Some people play you have to jump the checker always, others play that jumping is optional just like in other board games like chess where capturing is usually optional. It really is up to who is playing.
2006-12-29 13:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by Bob W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup - that's what makes checkers such a unique stradegy game - it forces you to recognize set ps and plan to sacrifice pieces to take more pieces or mae a substantial gain in position.
2006-12-29 02:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by schester3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which rules you are playing by. I usually play that you don't have to take an enemy piece if you don't want to.
2006-12-29 02:24:16 · answer #5 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the "official tournament rules", yes.
By the rules we learned when we were 5 years old, no.
According to wikipedia: "Capturing is mandatory in some rules."
I think it's sort of like asking "Can you use an aluminum bat in baseball?"
2006-12-29 14:58:25 · answer #6 · answered by H_A_V_0_C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you do, just like if you play checkers online it makes you. but the way i play i usly let the other person jump or not.
2006-12-29 02:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by psycho_omega 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The game really can't work well unless the jumps are mandatory.
2006-12-29 17:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes; every time I played online, if you could jump it wouldn't let you make another move
2006-12-29 02:23:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on how u play, on the computer yes
2006-12-29 07:27:51 · answer #10 · answered by Eric H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋