does anyone know if there are any english resources for italian draughts?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_draughts

I love Italian, and nevertheless, I would recommend you to download very big manual on Italian draughts which is available through wikipedia it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dama_italiana :
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A. Ferrari, F. Crocco - Manuale di Dama Italiana - Download gratuito

As well, beginners might like basic manual www.federdama.org/cms/index.php/formazione-1/corsi-1/corsi-didattici-ed-esercizi-del-gm-daniele-berte/corsi/corsi-didattici-ed-esercizi-del-gm-daniele-berte/corso-base-dama-italiana/detail

Note: Italian is one of these rare languages where "Google Translate" brings satisfactory results in the most of cases.
However, there are two draughts terms which Google Translate might render improperly:
* (la) pedina = draughtsman (British English) = checker (American English)
* (la) dama = king

+ I had discovered very short training course on Italian draughts in English:
www.federdama.org/cms/attachments/article/1540/1696_ELEMENTARY%20COURSE%20OF%20ITALIAN%20DRAUGHTS.pdf