Italian draughts
A board 8 squares wide, 12 pieces per side, mandatory capture and priorities that decide which capture to play. This site explains the rules and trains you with verified positions. In the works: Dames, to play against the computer or two players on the same device, offline.
The app has not been released yet. iOS and Android versions are planned; no release date has been announced.
On phone, tablet and computer
Screenshots of the test version of the app, two players on the same device. The app displays in portrait only: on a computer, its window is kept tall.
Where to start?
The rules
The board, the man, the king, mandatory capture, the multiple capture and the capture priorities, with a diagram for each case.
Learn
Getting to grips with the app, then a few playing tips to help you improve.
Solved exercises
6 "which capture is mandatory?" positions, with the solution and its explanation.
Frequently asked questions
The flying king, backward capture, a man facing a king, the draw.
Italian draughts in a few lines
Two players, White and Black, face each other on the 32 dark squares of a 64-square board. Men move one square diagonally. A man that reaches the opposite edge becomes a king, which can also move backward.
Capture is mandatory: when one of your pieces can jump over an adjacent enemy piece to an empty square, you must do it. Two rules set Italian draughts apart: a man can never capture a king, and the king moves only one square at a time.
The winner is the player who captures all of the opponent's pieces or blocks them. To get off to a good start, read the capture priorities: they are what surprises beginners the most.