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Draughts

Released

  • Legacy Computer

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About

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".

Developer
Christopher Strachey
Genres
Card & Board Game
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Also known as
Checkers

Release dates

Release dates by platform
PlatformRelease
Legacy Computer

Screenshots

  • Draughts screenshot 1

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