Please note "checkers.htm" in ZIP file for playing instructions and URL for source code download.

Update Description:
v2.2:
- Added High Lighting to computer move.
- Draws now illegal, you lose when can't move.

v2.1:
- Added Undo/Redo functions.
- Further streamlined move entry.

v2.0:
- Streamlined move entry.
- Now supports both color and monochrome.


Reviews:

***** [Dec 7, 2006] by Victor
I was taken by surprise by this game. I have played many windows versions of checkers and none of them come close to this game. Very hard to beat, even for a master checkers player. It is impeccable at avoiding traps and astoundingly creative in setting up traps, a quality I have never found in a checkers software of any kind. This program fails in only one area, in that it lacks the human desire to win and is content with a draw. It will bring you to a draw every time because it lacks the desire or the knowledge to get you out of a double corner. The one thing that really impressed me about this game is it's random AI. Most software being digital in nature will react to any given situation based on predefined parameters or a mathematical equation, which means it will always do the same thing. I have tested this game by using the exact same sequence of moves multiple times and have observed the game use multiple different reactions to the same moves. I find this utterly amazing for such a small program. The bottom line is that if you are a good checkers player, you will love this game. If you are a poor or so so checkers player you are going to hate it because it's going to cream you every time.

***** [Jul 16, 2006] by Possum
Very nice checkers software. Smooth gameplay, easy-on-the-eyes colors, and classic graphics. I have yet to find a fatal bug.

***** [Aug 31, 2004] by lucas
Really good chess game, hard to beat, and it looks like the bug that allows you not to jump is fixed

***** [Jul 2, 2004] by Dan
Excellent game with one exception. First, other complaints about having to jump pieces are flawed because the rules of checkers are that you must jump if able. That's what makes the game. However, the rules also say that if you cannot move you lose. The code has a tendency (when losing) to play for positions where it cannot move, thinking that this is a draw. Other than that, this game is great.

***** [Jun 25, 2004] by edgar
Great game! It's set up so that if you can jump a piece, you have to jump. It makes for a challenging and addictive game. Ability to step backward and forward thru game is great feature.

*** [Jun 17, 2004] by Jaime B Carroll
The game is good, but it sucks that you have to move where the palm tells you to move even when there is another move available.

***** [Jun 15, 2004] by Kal
Easily installed on Tungsten E. Very nice. Thanks.

**** [May 8, 2004] by Ky
Nice game. but just one problem, when the computer moves so you can jump a peice the game forces you to move there even if you don't want to. Using palm m105.

**** [Apr 15, 2004] by Patrick
Nice free game, works well on new color palm 0s 5, and on the old b&w 3 xe !!!!!

***** [Oct 11, 2003] by Rick
EXCELLENT game very addicting and very challenging. Me and my Kids love it.

**** [Feb 9, 2003] by David
I have no problem using this game - instructions are given! Small footprint makes it ideal for lower end Palms without much memory (e.g. M100) - well done. Any chance of a color version soon??

**** [Feb 8, 2003] by Yves MARTIN
Nice checkers game. Draughts are for 10x10 game, Checkers is 8x8. The best freeware game for draughts (and for Palm) is "Dam" from Harm Jetten.

*** [Feb 5, 2003] by game friek
This is really hard to work. It took me three new games to finally figure it out. The game of checkers is fun, but I get tired of playing this. Some kids just wanna play checkers without practically playing for the opponent.

**** [Nov 26, 2002] by Wayne
Seemed easy to use...played an entire game first try.

** [Sep 29, 2002] by Richard McDonald
Only briefly tried this and it is not very obvious how to get it to play past a couple of moves. However once you have done this it plays a reasonable game. I would have rated it higher if it wasn't so akward to get it to play.

* [Jul 29, 2002] by Tom Williams
This looks like it will eventually be fun, for now -- I can't use it. I was unable to get beyond the first pair of moves. Trying an "illegal" move (to see if I could get a hint of what I was doing wrong) caused my Visor Neo to reset.