The Russian Checkers board and how to set it up
How to set up a Russian Checkers (shashki) board: 12 men each on the dark squares, a dark corner on your left, and the main road. How Russian Checkers works · lesson 1 of 8.
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Russian Checkers, or shashki, uses the same board as ordinary checkers: 8×8, with play only on the dark squares. Each player has 12 men on the dark squares of the three rows nearest them.
The two middle rows start empty.
Each player has a dark square in the bottom-left corner (a1 for you).
The long diagonal from a1 to h8 is called the main road. It’s the most important line on the board, as you’ll see when kings appear.
That’s the starting position. Next: how the men move.
Questions
In Russian Checkers, which side moves first?
White moves first in Russian Checkers. On BoardGameSite gold takes White’s role and moves first.
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