chinese chequers

Thân thiện

Two children play a game of Chinese chequers on the living room floor.

Definition

Noun: * Chinese chequers: A board game for two to six players, played on a star-shaped board. Each player aims to move their set of pieces (often marbles or pegs) from their home point of the star to the opposite point, using single-step moves or jumps over other pieces.

Usage

• As a noun (game): The name refers to the game itself.
  • The children spent the afternoon playing Chinese chequers.
  • Do you know the rules for Chinese chequers?

Advanced Usage

• The term is used to specify the activity or concept of the game.
  • A game of Chinese chequers can be surprisingly strategic.

Variants and Related Words

• Chinese checkers (noun): This is the common spelling in American English. It is a variant of "Chinese chequers".
  • We bought a set of Chinese checkers.

Synonyms

• Halma (noun): This is the name of the older, square-board game from which Chinese chequers was derived. While similar in concept (moving pieces to the opposite side), Halma is played on a different board.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point

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