Flying kings in Russian Checkers

The lesson in words

A man that reaches the far row becomes a king (damka). Russian kings fly: they move any number of empty squares along a diagonal, forwards or backwards, like a bishop in chess.

Your king is on d4.

Try it: Tap every square this king can move to.

A king captures from a distance too: the squares up to the enemy piece must be empty, and it can land on any empty square beyond.

Try it: Capture the man on e5.

If one of the landing squares lets the king capture again, it must land there and carry on.

Here, after jumping c3, only e5 lets the king go on to take f4.

Tap your king, then each landing square.

Try it: Capture both black men.

A flying king is worth about three men. Next: crowning in the middle of a capture.