...A board game played by two people. Checkers is the American name, and in England it is called draughts, and in France it is called jeu de dames (women's game). It has a long history, and the game with rules similar to those of the present day was completed in the 16th century. *Some of the terminology that mentions "draughts" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…2人で行うボードゲーム。チェッカーはアメリカの呼び名で,イギリスではドラフツdraughts,フランスではジュ・ドゥ・ダームjeu de dames(婦人の遊び)という。その歴史は古く,16世紀にはほぼ現在のルールに近いゲームが完成していた。… ※「draughts」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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