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The primary characteristic is that movements and captures with checkers are performed horizontally and vertically, rather than diagonally, as seen in most widely played varieties of checkers. Consequently, the starting configuration of checkers differs. On a board with 64 cells, adversaries position their 16 checkers across all cells of the second and third rows. You can engage in the game against artificial intelligence, with another individual on a single device, or challenge an opponent online in multiplayer format. Additionally, you can observe other participants playing, serve as a spectator, or propose your own move to the player by executing it on the board.
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