Checkers

Moby ID: 100906

add cover

Released: 1974 on Terminal
Credits: 1 person

Moby Score: n/a
Players: (1)
Collected By: 1 players

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing: Turn-based
Interface: Text parser

Business Model: Freeware / Free-to-play / Public Domain
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Multiplayer Options: PLATO
Number of Online Players: 2 Players

See Also

Checkers (1961 on Mainframe)
Checkers (1973 on Mainframe, 1976 on Intel 8080, Zilog Z80)
Checkers (1978 on TRS-80)
Checkers (1978 on Compucolor II)
Checkers (1978 on VideoBrain)
Checkers (1978 on TI Programmable Calculator)
Checkers (1978 on TRS-80)
Checkers (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Checkers (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Checkers (1979 on TRS-80)
Checkers (1980 on Atari 2600, 2010 on Windows, Xbox 360)
Checkers (1980 on Intellivision)
Checkers (1981 on TRS-80)
Checkers (1984 on Commodore 64)
Checkers (1986 on TRS-80 CoCo)
Checkers (1989 on DOS)
Checkers (1990 on Windows 3.x)
Checkers (1998 on Browser)
Checkers (2001 on Windows)
Checkers (2017 on iPhone, Android, iPad)
Checkers (2020 on Nintendo Switch)

Description

Checkers allows two players to play the classic board game on a single PLATO terminal. It is also possible to play against the computer.

Groups +

Genre: Board game - Checkers / Draughts

Credits (Terminal version)

Written by

Richard W. Blomme

Reviews

Players

Average score: 4.4 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings with 0 reviews)

Be the first to review this game!

Analytics

MobyPro ^{Early Access}

Upgrade to MobyPro to view research rankings!

Related Games

Checkers!
Released 1980 on Commodore PET/CBM

Checkers Ultimate
Released 2003 on Windows

Roman Checkers
Released 1979 on Atari 8-bit, 1981 on TRS-80 CoCo

Chinese Checkers
Released 1991 on DOS

PET Checkers
Released 1978 on Commodore PET/CBM

Micro Checkers
Released 1983 on TRS-80 MC-10

Checkers 2.1
Released 1979 on TRS-80

Classic Checkers
Released 2021 on Nintendo Switch

Video Checkers
Released 1980 on Atari 2600

Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 100906

Contribute

Are you familiar with this game? Help document and preserve this entry in video game history! If your contribution is approved, you will earn points and be credited as a contributor.

Contributors to this Entry

Game added by vedder.

Game added January 9, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.