Hello Lidraughts Team and Community,

I would like to propose adding Spanish Draughts (Damas Españolas/ Spanish Checkers/ Damas Clásicas) to Lidraughts! This classic and strategic variant has a long tradition and a passionate community of players, especially in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, and parts of North Africa, including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. Including it would honor its history and enrich the platform with a deeply engaging and challenging game.

Many players have expressed their support for this idea in previous discussions, including:

@kpocuba

@LuluDraughts

@damazio

@Zamir1991Silva

@elaniquilador

@kalnap

We believe that Spanish Draughts (Spanish Checkers / Damas Españolas) will create opportunities for new clubs, tournaments, and study sessions within Lidraughts. Its unique rules, flying kings, and strategic depth make it very appealing and help overcome limitations found in other draughts variants.

With modern tools like ChatGPT, Deep AI, and Copilot, implementing Spanish Draughts (Spanish Checkers / Damas Españolas) could be done efficiently. Many community members would gladly support a donation campaign to help fund this addition.

Adding this variant will attract hundreds of players, enhance the platform’s diversity, and make Lidraughts an even more vibrant hub for draughts enthusiasts worldwide.

We sincerely hope the Lidraughts team considers this proposal and helps bring Spanish Draughts (Spanish Checkers / Damas Españolas) to the platform.

Thank you very much for your attention, support, and time!

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There is spanish Draughts available in playstrategy.org you could try building a Community over there. For other Games Like Oware it worked Out pretty well. It's Not optimal, but at least playstrategy has active devs and a better relation to the playerbase

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Thank you very much, @HawaiiBlue, for your helpful suggestion! 🙏

I know that Spanish Draughts is available on PlayStrategy, and it is a nice platform. However, one issue is that the board setup has the diagonal inverted, which makes it confusing for players who are used to the traditional orientation of Spanish Draughts.

That’s why many of us believe Lidraughts would be the perfect home for this variant. Lidraughts already has a large and passionate community, excellent study tools, and a professional environment for analysis, tournaments, and teaching. Adding Spanish Draughts here would not only fix the diagonal issue but also give the variant the visibility and respect it deserves within the wider draughts community.

I truly appreciate your advice, and I hope the Lidraughts team will still consider this proposal.

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@MROUGE Have you asked in the PlayStrategy forum/discord to fix the colors?

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Thank you very much, @FiveKnights, for your comment! 🙏🙂

Yes, you are right — the inverted board issue should be addressed directly on PlayStrategy, and I will try to raise it with their team on the forum.

My post here, however, is mainly about proposing Spanish Draughts as a new variant for Lidraughts. This platform already has great study tools, tournaments, and a passionate community, which would make it a perfect home for this variant. 🌟♟️

Friends have been requesting the Spanish ladies and Playstrategy for years, to change the diagonal of the variant they have. Both platforms have ignoring this order of mine and other players. Personally, I consider it a contempt for this broad community in Latin America and in Europe. Without underestimating anyone I see other little plays or of little popularity that have included it. Actuncly www.playok.com accepted this request and there is the Spanish ladies. Thanks to all who have defended their inclusion here in Lidraughs

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www.playok.com quise decir

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Thank you for sharing this, kpocuba! 🙏
You are absolutely right — the Spanish Draughts community has been asking for years for proper recognition. While some platforms ignored these requests, Lidraughts has the chance to give this variant the respect it truly deserves.

Adding Spanish Draughts here would not only correct long-standing issues but also enrich the platform, attract new players worldwide, and strengthen the community. 🌍♟️
Let’s continue supporting this idea together until it becomes a reality! ✨

hy mrouge i also support this idea of add new draughts on this app, also the italian draughts Is very beatiful and the last year for the First time the best player around the world play agaist each other in a World championship of this draughts , i do the qualification tournament but i finish 23rd so i can't partecipate at the final, so i Hope that italian draughts and you're spanish can be visibile by lildraughts very soon 🙃🙃

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Hi #pallino77 What a pity you couldn't make it to the finals, but reaching 23rd place in a global qualifying tournament is a wonderful achievement in itself and something to be proud of! 🎉
Absolutely, Italian Draughts and Spanish Draughts are two of the most beautiful and strategically deep variants of the game, and they truly deserve recognition and a place on a platform like Lidraughts. Your support adds significant weight to our proposal!
We hope the Lidraughts team listens to all of us and sees the community's passion for these classic games and adds them soon! Thank you for your participation and support! 🙏