RateItAll: The Opinion Network

Some might think that checkers is old fashioned and boring, but I like a good game of checkers.

I remember playing a fair amount of Checkers growing up, but haven't played in years. Looking back, the game seems simple enough for children yet with enough complexities for adults, resulting in a game perfect for parents to play with their children (i.e. both with enjoy the actual game instead of just the interaction). The British version is called Draughts and is played on a 10x10 board.

For children, checkers is fine. But let's be honest here. It's a game of ultimate simplicity. And just plain boring.

Who says checkers is for dummies? Only somebody who hates America would say that.

Resolves quickly. Has strategy. This is a classic game that is overlooked in modern times. If you know a few of the basic defensive strategies, you are way ahead of the game.

Never my favorite but better than doing nothing.

It's a great game. Classic

People with brains play chess.

At its best, played by highly skilled players, stunningly mediocre. Otherwise, a game for cretins.

I always though it was easy until I found out I was playing wrong! LOL. It's still a great game of strategy for those whose brains start hurting after playing chess (like me!).

I love checkers its my fav board game out of all of them.

Want to play something both simple & fun, aside from the more complex board games (Monopoly, Trivia Pursuit, Chess, etc.)? Somewhere in a local store, there is bound to be a rectangle shaped box containing a foldable board with 64 squares (red and black) in a checker pattern, along with 24 (same colors as board) pieces under the name checker. If you find this box, then congratulations! You just found Checkers, where patience is queen and anybody can be king. In the game of Checkers, you start off with a group of 24 men, checks, draughts, or simply checkers. Your pieces must defeat the other halfs group of 24 through the power of jumping. If one or the others piece reaches the other side, that piece is crowned king, which means you can move that piece in any direction of the board. With a little strategy in mind and as always in Checkers, patience, I assure you fun and success down (up, left, right) the board of squares.

The old standard.

The older you get, the less appealing this game becomes. However, it is still a classic game. It is fairly simple, yet still requires thinking, strategy and skill.

A timeless classic.Fun for all.

Great, simple, fun, and still requires thinking and strategy.

Checkers is an amusing way to kill a few hours, but it's so hard to remember everything and the pieces go all over the place, and you can't decide whether to be red or black...like it makes a difference.

A fun game when you are bored. I like playing it on long plane rides. I think I'm the best!! The faster you win the better.

Checkers is a really fun but simple game to play. It's a good family game and is easy for children to learn how to play this game. It's good for the holidays. I feel that some boards should be thicker because they tear too easy.

I have been playing checkers since I was a little girl, and I a convinced it is the only board game which is as fun from the time you are a kid and stays fun when you've grown up. It's a classic game that is always challenging. I still don't think I'll ever win at checkers against my grandmother!