International Draughts
About This App
International Draughts — The Classic 10×10 Strategy Board Game
Take on the world's most popular form of draughts (checkers) with a beautifully crafted digital experience. International Draughts brings the full 10×10 board to your fingertips with authentic FMJD rules, three game modes, online multiplayer, and a competitive ELO ranking system.
Whether you're a complete beginner learning the basics or a seasoned strategist chasing the top of the leaderboard, International Draughts has something for you.
🎲 Three Ways to Play
Local Multiplayer
Grab a friend and play on the same device with pass-and-play. Customise both player names and pick your favourite board style before jumping in. Perfect for a quick match on the couch or at the coffee table.
Play vs AI
Challenge a computer opponent powered by a minimax engine with alpha-beta pruning. The AI evaluates piece values, board positioning, centre control, and advancement to deliver a genuine challenge at every level:
- Easy — Great for beginners learning how pieces move and when to capture.
- Medium — A fair challenge that will test your tactical awareness.
- Hard — A deep-thinking opponent for experienced players looking to sharpen their skills.
Online Multiplayer
Compete against real players from around the world in real-time matches. Create a username, browse the game lobby, or start your own game and wait for an opponent to join. Every online match is tracked and contributes to your ELO rating on the global leaderboard.
♖ Authentic International Rules
International Draughts follows the official FMJD (World Draughts Federation) ruleset on a full 10×10 board:
| Mandatory captures | If a capture is available, you must take it. |
| Longest capture rule | When multiple capture sequences exist, the longest one must be played. |
| Multi-capture sequences | Chain together multiple jumps in a single turn to clear the board. |
| Flying kings | Promoted pieces can move any number of squares diagonally in all directions, making them powerful strategic assets. |
| Promotion rules | Men promote to kings upon reaching the opposite end. Pieces that promote mid-capture end their sequence, following official FMJD rules. |
| Delayed removal | Captured pieces are removed only after the entire sequence is complete, preventing repeated jumps over the same piece. |
🏆 Compete on the Global Leaderboard
Every online game counts. Win matches to climb the rankings with a competitive ELO rating system. View the global leaderboard to see where you stand among the best players. Track your rank, win rate, total games played, and more. Can you reach the top?
📈 Track Your Progress
Detailed statistics keep you motivated and help you measure your improvement over time:
Games Played
Won, Lost & Drawn
Win Rate
Percentage Tracked
Win Streaks
Current & Best
Statistics are tracked separately for local and online play, so you always know where you stand.
📚 Game History
Browse all your completed games in the dedicated History tab. See results at a glance with win/loss/draw badges, player names, game mode, move count, and the date each game was played. Resume any game still in progress directly from the home screen.
🎨 Customise Your Experience
- Three board themes — Choose from Classic Green Blue
- Dark mode — Full dark theme support that follows your device settings, or set it manually.
- Custom player names — Personalise Player 1 and Player 2 names for local matches.
- Default AI difficulty — Set your preferred difficulty so you can jump straight into a game.
- Haptic feedback — Feel a subtle vibration when selecting and moving pieces. Toggle it on or off in Settings.
✨ Polished & Intuitive Interface
Every detail has been considered to make the game easy to pick up and satisfying to play:
- Tap a piece to see all valid moves highlighted on the board
- Green indicators show available moves; red indicators highlight captures
- Yellow highlights mark the last move played so you never lose track
- Smooth spring animations bring pieces to life
- Real-time piece and king counts displayed for both players
- Clear turn indicators so you always know whose move it is
- AI thinking indicator lets you know the computer is planning its next move
- Board automatically flips for Player 2 in online matches
🌐 Online Features
- Create or join games from the live lobby
- Real-time WebSocket-powered gameplay with minimal latency
- Connection status indicator shows your link to the server
- Automatic opponent disconnect detection with alerts
- Games persist across sessions — come back and finish later
- Pull-to-refresh in the lobby to see the latest open games
♿ Accessibility
International Draughts is built with accessibility in mind. All interactive elements include descriptive labels and roles for screen readers, the responsive layout adapts to any device size, and safe-area handling ensures the game looks great on modern devices with notches and rounded corners.
😃 No Ads? No Problem.
The game is free to play with non-intrusive banner and interstitial ads. If you'd prefer an ad-free experience, a single one-time purchase removes all advertisements permanently. You can also restore your purchase at any time if you switch devices.
Download International Draughts today
Play locally, train against the AI, or take on the world online.
The board is set — your move.
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