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Chinese checkers |
Among the several traditional games, Chinese Checkers is one. It is a board game that requires a minimum of two and maximum of six participants. A Chinese Checker board possesses a total number of one hundred twenty one marble slots. This particular board game aim at putting one's pieces in that corner which is opposite to the starting point of a six-pointed star. The pieces have to be placed by single moves. Jumping over the other pieces is also allowed.
There is always a history behind each and every game. The traditional game of Chinese checkers also has a history behind its origin. Though the name is “Chinese Checkers”, this particular game did not originate in China. It is in Germany that this game was invented. In Germany, this game existed by the name, “Stern-Halma”. The German people used to play this game as a variation of the game called Halma. But the name of this game originated in the United States of America. It is mainly the Japanese people who introduced Chinese checkers to the Chinese -speaking territories.
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The board of Chinese checkers is laid out with a six-pointed star. The colored board contains small holes or spaces on which the marbles are placed. The game pieces are usually colored marbles. In the starting point, the ten marble pieces are placed in the form of a triangle. In Hong Kong a rapid paced version of this game was played. This game gained popularity in the 1980s. In this game, the hopping over the other marble pieces is allowed. You can have several hops, but make sure that every hop is directly adjacent.
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As far as the “hop across“ variation is concerned, every individual participating in this game is supposed to place his or her marbles on a corner of the star and endeavors to relocate his or her marbles to the corner opposite.
The players of Chinese checkers in their turn can move a step. Apart from this, they may also undertake a series of one or more hops. One can shift his or her marble to an adjacent blank place in any directions. Other than this, you can hop across a single marble of your own or your opponent player.
The players mostly search the opportunity to get the longest path for hopping. A longest hopping path helps to progress a player towards his or her destination.
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