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..There is an old saying; A man with out a hobby is only half of a man”. Few hobbies can compare with checkers. No pastime has a more colorful background. This ancient game, with a  history as old as the pyramids, offers entertainment,fellowship,and mental exercise. No game can offer more, And so to all the checker fans I commend this book. It is my earnest hope that each reader may feel himself an active and enthusiastic member of our great fraternity-local,national,and international-and may aggresively cooperate in promoting and supporting the game,in furthering tournaments and championship matches,and doing missionary work among  his nonchecker-playing or dilettante friends to create a larger,keener,and better organized checker-minded public. And now, ” Let’s play checkers.”

 The board is 8×8 with the squares rotated 45 degrees. The central 4×4 area forms the King’s Court. The starting setup places the green and orange pieces on the 48 squares surrounding the Court. The opening moves have both players enter a piece onto the Court from opposing sides (no jumping yet). From that point on, a piece must be present on the Court at all times –otherwise the player loses. Pieces move as in Checkers except they all move as Kings (no restrictions on direction). Jumps are again as in Checkers, except that you can jump your own pieces as well (without capturing them, of course). Contents: game board, 48 game pieces, instructions.