| Checkers is a game played by two persons, each | | | | a lot of chess and checkers. |
| with twelve pieces, on a checker-board. You can | | | | I have gotten rusty over the years and not |
| only move forward on the black squares until you | | | | played much checkers, so I make mistakes now. |
| reach the king row and then you can move that | | | | But I will never forget the basic strategy for the |
| piece forward and backward. You must take | | | | start of the game of checkers. Keep a pyramid |
| jumps when offered, even if it means you lose | | | | of your pieces in front of you. With this pyramid |
| two or more pieces in the process. | | | | you can block your opponent from reaching the |
| If at all possible you want to gain the advantage | | | | king row and may gain the advantage by |
| by taking two for one or position your piece | | | | swapping one piece for two. Hold on to the |
| between two opposing pieces where your | | | | pyramid for as long as possible and work your |
| opponent has no choice but to give up one or the | | | | plays around it. With a little practice you will be |
| other. | | | | able to become the master of the game of |
| When I was twelve, my Uncle Dan Clark, lived | | | | checkers. |
| with us for a while. He not only showed me how | | | | Start out with the pieces on the sides. Move the |
| to be unbeaten in checkers but also how to play | | | | three pieces on the left all forward one square, |
| chess. Uncle Dan was a very interesting person, | | | | keeping the pyramid in tack. Try to maintain this |
| he logged virgin timber in the Tennessee | | | | strong defensive formation and look for the |
| mountains, managed the grounds for a large | | | | chance to swap one for two. |
| Hospital in Kentucky, repaired watches and played | | | | |
