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General Draughts Discussion - Russian Draughts#6

This game was drawn because of the following rule:" If both players have at least one king, and the balance of the pieces remains the same, the game is drawn after: - both players play 15 moves in…


RoepStoep
JOIN PLEASE - games I know#1

I know some games. 1) chess, chess variants the chess variants I love: atomic and racing kings, read rules on https://lichess.org/variant/atomic and https://lichess.org/variant/racingKings but I i…


root2
Lidraughts Feedback - Mistakes in puzzles#82

Puzzle 1438: 33-29 39-33 30x50 38-32 48-43 also wins After being told 33-29 was not the correct move, I continued looking and found the intended solution, which is very nice. I didn't see that aft…


MN Finkeltje
Lidraughts Feedback - New pieces sets#3

I think the kings with crown look best, as they stand out more. I've moved the men a bit lower so they align better with the other pieces. I think they look good: https://imgur.com/a/H6JFTc7 If you…


RoepStoep
Lidraughts Feedback - New pieces sets#2

There are three versions of the king so tell me what's better


Saturn_V
Lidraughts Feedback - Mistakes in puzzles#64

I will disable all puzzles that are brought up, except the following: 600: seems to be correct, also on move 4. 35-30. 609: It's quite useless to give away two extra pieces. It is also winning, but …


BumperBalloonCars
Lidraughts Feedback - Claiming a draw in a draw endgame#2

Interesting, I didn't know there is a rule about that. If its in both the KNDB and FMJD regulations, we should consider adding it here as well. The caveat is in the 'provided that no direct win ca…


RoepStoep
Lidraughts Feedback - Claiming a draw in a draw endgame#1

I just wanted to bring your attention to the KNDB regulations that state: If a player is low on time, they can directly claim a draw in an endgame where both players have at most 3 pieces of which at …


Tim
Lidraughts Feedback - Mistakes in puzzles#53

Puzzle 600: 4. 35-30 is also winning. Puzzle 609: Take a look at the comment of Tim. 1. ... 23-29 34x14 2. 18-23 is also winning, but way more expensive. Puzzle 634: 4. ... 03-09 is also winnin…


MI Malacia
Lidraughts Feedback - Mistakes in puzzles#39

Frisian puzzle #22: Alternative solution 1. .. 18-23 (natural idea which comes into mind because of many holes) 3. 24x4 (maximum capturing rule) 13-19 (free tempo) 3. 4x36 (king's primacy rule) …


kalnap
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