Thanks for this video. It has taken on a bit of criticism, but it is time this great game be given a chance to become popular. You channel throwing light on it will help.
Positive points: The video is well produced and visually appealing. You make us aware that checkers is more subtle than we think. Some of your tactical advice is pertinent. Negative points: No, no and no. Mandatory capture is not a tournament rule. It's simply one of the most fundamental rules of the game. Would it ever occur to anyone to change the rules of chess, on the pretext that we don't play in tournaments? Especially as playing without these rules means losing 90% of the richness and interest of the game, even if it's counter-intuitive for a beginner. It's only by learning the art of giving away pieces to win more that you can begin to play checkers well. Keeping your pieces in the last row as long as possible is not a good idea. Beginners will soon realize this. What you indicate as an illegal move is indeed illegal for American checkers, but not for International checkers, another form of the game that is very popular outside English-speaking countries. In short, I'm sorry for my few critical remarks, but above all, congratulations on your willingness to promote checkers!
Actually this video made me realize that it is an “official” rule at all while I was trying to play online checkers. My whole life I grew up not “having” to take a piece and could choose not to. It certainly changes the game a ton to force someone into a position but in all my time of checkers I’ve never in person played with someone who adheres to the “must take” rule.
@@crustader3755Yes, unfortunately many people refuse to apply this rule because they mistakenly think it limits playing possibilities, when in fact it's quite the opposite. There isn't a checkers variation in the world that doesn't use this rule. It's because of this misapplication of the rules that checkers is often regarded as a small game of limited interest, nowhere near as good as chess. I know of no other strategy game whose rules are so poorly applied by the general public!
I appreciate the effort to make a film about checkers, but unfortunately, this material contains many false pieces of information that mislead people. The animations also show incorrect moves.
Sorry if I went too fast - I have have comments saying that things were too slow in other videos, so I tried to pick up the pace... I will try to find a better balance next time!
It's an interesting question. There are definitely many references to the rule as being official (for example pokegym.net/community/index.php?threads/checkers-rules-unfair.13302/. - see bullets 16-17), so I thought I would mention it as such. However, if I am mistaken, or if my information is out of date, I apologize.
@@LegendaryTacticsYour example isn't well chosen: someone who doesn't know the game and doesn't play it gives his opinion on the rules he'd like to change... He has, of course, absolutely no idea of the real impact of this rule on the course of the game, nor of the complex strategies that this makes possible. There are many variations of checkers, and ALL of them apply the compulsory capture. The "huffing" rule is only applied in very rare variants. So, for American checkers or international checkers, there's no ambiguity: no "huffing" and capture is mandatory. It's not difficult to check, just consult the federations for the official rules. Everyone is free to use their own house rules, but in public encounters, especially tournaments, you have to speak the same language.
