nbcheckers

terminal checkers (draughts) game

TLDR

Play checkers against the computer

$ nbcheckers

Set AI difficulty level

$ nbcheckers -p [5]

Play two humans

$ nbcheckers -1 h -2 h

Play without replay prompt

$ nbcheckers -n

nbcheckers is a terminal-based checkers (draughts) game from the nbsdgames collection. Players take turns moving pieces diagonally, jumping over opponent pieces to capture them. Pieces that reach the opposite end of the board become kings and can move backward.Controls: arrow keys or hjkl to move cursor, ENTER to select and move pieces, q to quit. Mouse input is also supported.

PARAMETERS

-1 type

Set player 1 type: h (human) or c (computer).

-2 type

Set player 2 type: h (human) or c (computer).

-p depth

Set AI difficulty/search depth (1-127).

-n

Don't ask for replay after the game ends.

-h

Display help information.

PREVIEW

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CAVEATS

Requires a terminal with ncurses support. Part of the nbsdgames collection.

HISTORY

nbcheckers is part of nbsdgames, a package of 18 text-based terminal games created by abakh. Checkers (draughts) is one of the oldest known board games, with origins dating back to approximately 3000 BC.