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This version of 1/2 Checkerboard was developed to illustrate gameplay and strategy in San Diego State’s Discrete Math Project Collaborative (DMPC) game. Discrete Math Pre-Collegiate is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
PC Controls:
1 – One Player Game
2 – Two Player Game
R – Randomize Checkers
Q – Randomize near bottom
1 – Move Checker 1
2 – Move Checker 2
3 – Move Checker 3
4 – Move Checker 4
Space – Pass Turn
Shift – Reset Game
How to Play:
In Discrete Math Pre-Collegiate Games, Kris Siy describes the rules as follows:
Half a Checkerboard: Two players play the following game on a checkerboard: Four dots are placed on an eight-row checkerboard, one in each of the first four columns. (Dots may start in any row, and do not need to start on the same row.) On each player’s turn, they must move one, two, three, or all four dots one square downward. The player who cannot make a move loses.
Credits
Coding and AI development – Andy Lovejoy
Discrete Math Pre-Collegiate Games – Kris Siy Sound Effects – Little Robot Sound Factory Checker Sprites – Sharm