Chinese Checkers

Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany in (1892) and it's an descendant from the game of Halma (1883). Chinese Checkers is not from China and it has nothing at all to do with the game Checkers.... It is neither related to the peg game 'Marble Solitaire' or 'Peg Solitaire'; who sometimes wrongly is also called Chinese Checkers.

Chinese Checkers is no more than Halma transported to a star shaped board. It was first patented in the West by Ravensburger, the famous German games company, under the name Stern-Halma in Germany a few years after Halma appeared. It was later launched in the USA under the catchier name of Chinese Checkers, and this is the form that is most well-known today. J Pressman is believed to be the person who introduced the game to the USA during 1928 although several other manufacturers started to make it thereafter including Milton Bradley whom, an unconfirmed report has it, patented the game in 1941.

In Chinese Checkers, which can be played by 2, 3, 4 or 6 people, each person starts with a set of uniquely coloured pieces in the point of one of the stars. The objective is simply to be the first to move all the pieces across the board and into the star point opposite. Pieces move a single point or else hop over other pieces in order to advance their pieces as quickly as possible. The middle part of the game becomes quite a challenge as the options for hopping vary rapidly as the game changes shape. The player who can best create and take advantage of hopping opportunities will tend to win.

CHINESE CHECKERS $4.99

This game of Chinese Checkers comes with a sturdy, full color playing board, 60 marbles and instructions.

CHINESE CHECKERS $19.99

This set of the ancient game comes on a solid wooden board with 60 marbles. Board measures 12" in diameter and is 3/4" thick.

CHINESE CHECKERS - PAST-TYME CLASSICS $29.99

Designed to be displayed as well as played, this chinese checkers game will look beautiful hung on the wall (it comes equipped with a hanging slot) or will grace any accent table. Crafted with care given a cherished heirloom and painstakingly hand-sanded and hand-stained to create a vintage look, this Past-Tyme Classic wooden game board prevents the pieces from getting lost by storing the game pieces in a top-grain suede pouch which hangs from the game board itself.

Chinese Checkers Past-Tyme Classics Contents:

1 Chinese Checker Board

10 Yellow Marbles

10 Blue MArbles

10 Red Marbles

10 Green Marbles 10 White Marbles

10 Purple Marbles Chinese Checkers Instructions

THREE-IN-ONE ROUND CLASSIC GAME COLLECTION $42.99

The Three-In-One Round Classic Game Collection includes Chess, Checkers, and Chinese Checkers. The wooden game board is 12" in diameter with Chess/Checkers on one side and Chinese Checkers on the other. All of the game pieces are wooden and the chessmen are magnetic as well. The game board comes with 2 storage drawers which hold all of the game pieces. Instructions for all three games are included.

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