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A grandfather in a flat cap holds his head in mock agony on a porch while his granddaughter laughs, her hand on a piece she has just double-jumped on a red and black checkers board

Checkers online, live on voiceJump 'em. King me.

Checkers the way your grandfather played it, with the trash talk intact. One board, one live call, a friend across from you. Free in your browser, nothing to install.

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Nobody has ever lost at checkers. They were distracted.

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Your move. One robot. No mercy.

This is the real Checkers Talk board, and the robot across from it is the real one too. Tap a piece, tap where it lands. If a jump is there, you have to take it. Get to the far row and you're a king.

Crowned by a robot? Imagine your uncle.

Now beat a human
Two old friends on a park bench over a checkers board: one raises a finger in triumph, the other covers his eyes, laughing, with a crowd of onlookers behind them Checkers Talk: a game on a live call, with Tunde calling the room
Live voice, every game

The whole park, watching you blunder.

Every game is a live call. You hear the groan, they hear your laugh, and the crowd at your shoulder is only a tap away.

A young man in a barbershop chair laughing at his phone on a call while the barber grins at the screen Checkers Talk: a chat with an offer to play checkers
One link, one opponent

Send the link. They're at the board.

Paste it in the chat. They tap, sign in with one tap, and sit down across from you. Mid-haircut works. So does mid-commute.

A family round the kitchen table: a grandmother points at the checkers board in protest, a father grips his head, a boy stands on his chair with his arms up, a teenager laughs Checkers Talk: the porch checkers group chat fixing tonight's game
The kitchen table

Everyone's a referee. Nobody agrees.

Cousins across the ocean, the aunt who "knows the real rule", the kid who has never lost. Same board, any distance, everyone talking at once.

Two men in an Istanbul cafe playing dama over tulip tea glasses: one holds up a captured piece with a sly smile, the other stares at the board in disbelief Checkers Talk: your people, who's in a game right now, and your chats
Rules from everywhere

Dama, draughts, shashki. Pick your rules.

Whatever your grandfather argued about: Checkers, Russian, International and Turkish rules, one tap apart. See who's mid-game, and tap a name to start the next one.

Live voice Two players American, Russian and more Boards and pieces to flex Play nearby on Android, no internet Free to play

Things said during Checkers Talk

"King me."Said slowly, on purpose
"You have to jump. It's the rule."By whoever didn't see it
"I let you have that one."Famous last words
"Touch it, you move it."Porch law, everywhere

Questions people ask between games

Is Checkers Talk free?

Yes. Checkers Talk is free to play, and every new adult account gets 1,000 coins to play for. Coins only raise the stakes at the bigger tables. They're for bragging, and can never be cashed out.

Do I need to download anything?

No. Checkers Talk plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Open it, sign in with Google, and you're at the board. On Android you can also play someone nearby with no internet at all.

Can we talk while we play?

Every game is a live voice call. You and your opponent hear each other the moment it happens, and there's chat too, for the one who refuses to unmute.

Can I play a friend online?

Yes. Send your link in the group chat. They tap it, sign in with one tap, and take the other side of your board. No friend around yet? A robot can sit across from you until they arrive.

Which checkers rules can I play?

Four. Checkers is American or English draughts on an 8 by 8 board: men move and jump forward, kings move one square any way, and a jump must be taken. Russian (shashki) lets men jump backwards and kings fly the length of a diagonal. International draughts is played on a 10 by 10 board, with the biggest capture compulsory. Turkish (dama) moves pieces straight, forward and sideways, on all 64 squares.

Is it safe for teens?

Players aged 13 to 17 only ever play other teens, never adults, and never for coins. Under 13s can't sign up.

Your move.

Somebody in your family has been waiting years to say "king me". Don't let them.

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