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Lidraughts Feedback - Puzzle 276#3

After 19-23 white can also capture two pieces using the piece on square 30. Unlike in Frysian, in regular draughts you're not forced to take with the king if a man and a king can capture the same numb…


Tim
Lidraughts Feedback - New Variant Idea#2

Maybe but I would guess the 5 kings position will happen to always stay the same: at the backrank since it is the safest place for a king There are variation that are known and played around the w…


piers
Lidraughts Feedback - New Variant Idea#1

I have a new variant idea: Powerdraughts. Each player recieves 5 kings right before the start of the game. Each player has 30 seconds to choose which of their 5 pieces with their 5 kings. After tha…


Redscales
Lidraughts Feedback - 2D Pieces#13

After playing with these pieces a bit on the development server, I think the white pieces look better with the black borders removed. That also makes the difference between the black and white kings m…


RoepStoep
Lidraughts Feedback - Bullet is maybe too fast#10

I think the only question is: make autocapture an option or not. If you would implement the option: The basic starting settings on the website should be slow captures in animation, all captures …


BumperBalloonCars
Game Analysis - Is this really a draw?#4

1 vs 4 kings is a theoretical win for the 4 kings. 1 vs 3 is mostly a theoretical draw. The game is drawn when both players make 25 consecutive king moves without capturing.


BumperBalloonCars
Game Analysis - Is this really a draw?#2

Not at all. White could give away two kings and still have a winning position. If you put one on 50, one on 45, one on 39 and one on 34, you can always capture the black king, regardless of where it's…


jeffreyq2
Lidraughts Feedback - 2D Pieces#10

I think kings should be men with a crown inside, like in every game, because I don't know if its only me, but I can't tell which king is which. I only can if I have them side by side and that's not go…


Diegomastro
Lidraughts Feedback - [Feature Request] Atomic Draughts#3

Another interesting variant that comes from the Frisian draughts community is called "FRYSK". You just play with the Frisian rules but start with 5 vs 5. So you just skip the opening theory and dive s…


Rive12345
Lidraughts Feedback - [Feature request/Bug]#11

Yes that is almost correct. The one thing you have to keep in mind is that rule only applies if a player also still has man on the board. If he/she has only kings, the rule does not apply, and he/…


Rive12345
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