check|ers

check|ers
check|ers «CHEHK uhrz», noun.
a game played by two people, each with 12 flat, round pieces to move on a checkerboard. The object of the game is to capture all the opponent's pieces or to prevent them from being able to move. Also, British, chequers, draughts.

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