Checkers
- Checkers (1961 on Mainframe)
- Checkers (1974 on Terminal)
- Checkers (1978 on TRS-80)
- Checkers (1978 on Compucolor II)
- Checkers (1978 on VideoBrain)
- Checkers (1978 on TI Programmable Calculator)
- Checkers (1978 on TRS-80)
- Checkers (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
- Checkers (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
- Checkers (1979 on TRS-80)
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Checkers
(1980 on
Atari 2600, 2010 on
Windows,
Xbox 360)
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Checkers
(1980 on
Intellivision)
-
Checkers
(1981 on
TRS-80)
-
Checkers
(1984 on
Commodore 64)
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Checkers
(1986 on
TRS-80 CoCo)
-
Checkers
(1989 on
DOS)
-
Checkers
(1990 on
Windows 3.x)
- Checkers (1998 on Browser)
-
Checkers
(2001 on
Windows)
-
Checkers
(2017 on
iPhone,
Android,
iPad)
-
Checkers
(2020 on
Nintendo Switch)
Description
Checkers is a simple implementation of the classic board game in BASIC. The player plays against the computer, moving pieces diagonally and jumping over the opponent's pieces to remove them from the game. The rule that lets players do multiple jumps in one turn is omitted.
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Computer's Skill Level
The advertisement for the TinyBASIC version warns that the computer has roughly the skill of a six-year old playing his first game.
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Game added by vedder.
Game added March 23, 2018. Last modified March 14, 2024.