Draughts cover art

Game

Draughts

1952 · Legacy Computer · Card & Board Game

About this game

A game of draughts (a.k.a. checkers) written for the Ferranti Mark 1 computer by Christopher Strachey at the University of Manchester between 1951 and 1952. In the summer of 1952, the program was able to "play a complete game of Draughts at a reasonable speed".

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Draughts screenshot
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Gameplay Video

Game facts

Release date

Aug 31, 1952

Developer

Christopher Strachey

Platforms

Legacy Computer

Genres

Card & Board Game

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

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