Checkers Free

- May 28, 2013

Everyone

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Description

*** Featured in the Google "Nexus 7: Camping" TV commercial

The best-selling mobile checkers application of all-time is now available for Android.

Checkers (also known as Draughts) has been around for centuries, but it has never looked this good in a package this small. Take a great-looking game of checkers with you wherever you go with Checkers Free.

Intuitive touch controls make it easy to play checkers on your phone, just tap a piece and then tap where you want it to go. If you accidentally hit the wrong spot, an undo button lets you take back your move and try again.

Checkers Free supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent.

Checkers Free includes a host of exciting features, including:

* Great graphics and awesome sound effects
* Configurable player names and score tracking
* Outstanding AI engine provided by renowned AI researcher Martin Fierz
* Fully configurable 1 player difficulty level
* Undo function
* Option to enable / disable forced captures
* Automatic save when you exit the app or receive a phone call

Checkers Free currently plays according to American Checkers / English Draughts rules.

Checkers Free is supported by unobtrusive banner advertising.

With millions of downloads across Android and iOS, Checkers Free is one of the most popular mobile applications of all time. Download Checkers Free today and find out why!

Reviews

4.0

58,829 total

5 30,544

4 11,858

3 6,785

2 3,390

1 6,230

James thorwarth

Keeping app installed for now I'm not sure if other devices are having the same issue or not. On mine the lettering is so small you can't read it, and its unresponsive when you hit what might be the correct button. In fact no matter what you touch, nothing happens. I've played this app before and had no issues with it. Please fix so I can update, play, and hopefully give it 5 stars. HTC One

Jocelyn Woods

I feel like this game is very interesting. I just need to be a little better at it. And once I'm better at it I will most likely beat the computer. There are no glitches of any kind. The computer is really competitive. And for all you haters out there telling people to fix the game you are just mad cause you can never win. So don't be a hater.

Petal Pool

Needs improvements First of all the "YES" and "NO" buttons are in different spots when asking if you want to declare a draw or double jump. Second of all it sometimes says the computer player looses before they loose all their pieces/can't move. I mean yea it's a for sure win at that point but I would rather finish the game then have the computer player forfeit ya know... Also is there any way to make the computer player harder then the hardest lvl? It's to easy ):

Rachel Herr

Terrible Worst game that I've ever played. It's so slow and takes like a dozen taps just to undo a move. I thought this would gt a great game but it turns out that I was wrong! Sometimes this app doesn't let me select my pieces. Also this game keeps shutting down and makes me start all over. This app is a piece of junk. I uninstalled the app instantly. I recommend NOT installing this app.

Vintage Tea

It is great for a game of Checkers on the go It struck me as being easily 5 stars but for the lack of any special features and the occasional discomfort, such as having to press on the checker twice to move it and the absence of an option to switch the screen to landscape. Nevertheless, this should not prevent you from downloading this awesome classic.

jonathan salmons

Good graphics, but that's it... Playing against computer sucks, it sometimes just moves the same piece back and forth for 20+ moves. Randomly says computer won even though I've got pieces on the board. Other then that its got good graphics and good layout!!

User reviews

James thorwarth August 2, 2015

Jocelyn Woods March 16, 2014

Petal Pool December 16, 2014

Rachel Herr July 21, 2013

Vintage Tea November 3, 2015

jonathan salmons September 9, 2014

David Back August 17, 2014

Plays fine, poor resolution Game plays fine on my Galaxy S4, but all the buttons are tiny- I guess it doesn't have resources for higher dpi? (Not that the S4 has a spectatular DPI...so I can't explain the odd behaviour)

Shirley .017 October 22, 2013

Shirley I THINK THIS GAME IS QUITE FUN BECAUSE WHEN I WAS ON A PLANE I WANTED TO PLAY CHECKERS BUT DID I HAVE A CHECKER BOARD GAME ON ME? NO SO, I GOT THIS GAME AND I GOT TO PLAY this AWESOME GAME WITH MY FRIEND. AND THAT IS WHY I THINK THIS GAME IS AWESOME :-) !!!

Alex Ramirez December 28, 2013

This is a solid app. It is great if you're bored or are looking for a challenge. You can play with yourself or another player and you can choose who goes first. I would highly recommend this game to anyone of all ages to keep them busy I'm to have fun with(the app.)

Jenny Glinka February 21, 2016

Can't see the whole game board! I have this on my iPad and it is great... just put it on my Galaxy Tab A and I can't see the whole checker board. The last row of red is hidden under the score/ad strip at the bottom. :(

makayla marie July 4, 2015

Not too bad. It's not that bad of an app, but the computer player is VERY easy to beat (even on the hardest difficulty). If you're good at checkers, you'll always win. Quit using this app because it is just too easy. I need true competition and I will give 5 stars.

what loveforever July 4, 2015

Loved it but Y'all should add chess to this app so it could just be one app and when I play 1player that computer try to !make sure he wins .The people that made this game must be from another country because that was s not how I play checkers.Anyway I liked the game

lamia6868 February 27, 2015

Why you guys suck. I was starting at a low level single player. And kept winning. So I put it maxed out level. Thinking what the heck right. And I was dominating. The computer had 3 king I had 5 and about to have 2 more....The the message:Free checkers has stopped.... I think you guys put that in there on purpose. Best comp. brain looses to mine. You should fix the AI to except Defeat.

Chrisftopher Massey August 8, 2013

Boring. After a short while, it becomes very presictable and not very challenging - even though I have the game set on the most advanced setting. Please, make it do a move I didn't anticipate. I get tired of winning all the time. Also, could use some color-scheme options. 2 stars. Make the game more intelligent and I could up it to 4. Create a few color-scheme options and I might up it to 5.

John Doe December 8, 2015

Crazy app, doesn't work the way it should. Games suddenly end, computer gives up or claims it has won 3 moves in. Makes me click yes or no every time I get a double jump. On what planet of checkers can decide to not jump once jumping and once more what kind of moron wouldn't take a double or triple jump?

Yesenia Marin February 16, 2014

I totally loved it. um... My comment is... I like this game. I really really do. Because I mean when we are in the car that's all I really like to do. And it also helped me in checkers. A lot. I have to say the truth. I seriously sucked at checkers before I got this game. So this helped me. Thank you whoever made this game. Whatever.(whoever says this is not entertaining, u dont know what entertaining is!)

Neil Heywood March 19, 2016

Not very good Loaded it on to my Tablet for a bit of fun but the Board was partly covered by Ads all the time. Uninstalled now waste of time needs a lot more work don't bother with it

kirk carter December 10, 2013

As expected This game runs exactly how you think a normal game of checkers would go. Difficulty setting can be tricky, lowest or a "dumb friend" and highest for a "computer UI" feeling. Good practice games.

Mark W July 3, 2014

Good and fluid Ai is good got multiple settings for it. Only issue I've run into is game not allowing me to either continue jump or start next game if I exit after choice has been made.

Randy Todd May 13, 2015

Not bad, not great Overall I'm happy with the app. The AI is quite good. I wish the buttons were larger. They appear very small on my screen and are difficult to push. I have a 5.2 inch screen so I'm not sure why the app is so stingy with space.

Allan Ho September 9, 2015

Computer Level The AI gets really challenging when set to the highest difficulty. But it always has the same exact game plan. I get how putting certain pieces in certain spots can strengthen your game and help you win, but the AI always makes the same moves. This is especially true at the start of every match. Meaning if you figure out the right game plan to go with, you can win every time; the AI won't adapt. It's still a very smart AI though.

Fabian Raines September 15, 2016

Should Be Called Cheaters The Computer Is Allowed All The Jumps Possible But The Player Is Only Allowed One Jump...Or A Double If The Computer Ask Do You Want To Make Additional Jumps...

ליאור נוימן December 6, 2015

Buggy, unclear Rules are not stated anywhere, and neither are instructions (how to do multiple jumps?), hardest level is too easy, menu buttons are tiny on my device, re-do not working as expected.

Kyle N August 30, 2013

Good but... The only way it would get a 5 star rating from me is if you could play against real people from all over the world. Theres just something dull about playing the computer.

S Rivky June 6, 2013

King won't jump, game doesn't hold I find that thing that the King wont jump is a great bother. Also, when i leave the screen, i would love if the game is put on hold instead of closing. This is a rather deep thinking game so sometimes if i need to stop mid-way then hard work is for naught, its a shame. Otherwise looks super. And... Computer is quite a smart one!

Koo Hwang July 17, 2013

Best version of checkers there is. Movement is fluid and responsive. I tried other checkers programs before this one and moving checker pieces were a bear. Slightest mis-touch generated actions that were unintended - very irritating. But, this one has no such problems.

Jim K December 18, 2013

I like this app. If I am depressed I set the difficulty level to easy so I win. If I am feeling my oats I set the difficulty level to just slightly better than my best. Great way to pass time. Great ice breaker when next to someone for a long time, like on a bus trip.

Justin Nistico August 2, 2016

Fix your buttons Play another move buttons are way to small and don't work ever. Start buttons and exit buttons are way to small. Good game but makes for a not very fun game when you can only make one move when two are available to make, you have to close the app down in order for it to work.

Yadira Sanchez December 14, 2014

Alright On my device its fine. I guess it depends on the device your using on the app cause all devices work differently and have different features and I don't mean just this one app only, I mean on all apps so if all the apps on your device don't work properly there must be something wrong.

A Google User May 31, 2013

Ok game Sound gets stuck and cannot be turned off unless game is reinstalled. Also I hate when computer ends the game and declares the winner. Sometimes in the middle of interesting game.

Nicolas Espinosa June 3, 2013

Awesome Im giving it 5 stars because the app works perfectly and its good quality and everything! I was gonna givebit 3 stars because i dont like checkers but i realized that the game is awesome its just i ALWAYS wont enjoy checkers so if you love checkers i highly and strongly reccomend it

Jesse Stinton December 2, 2013

Great when it works Very glitchy. It often won't let you finish your game devising who it thinks will win. Great when it gets it right annoying when you out number the computer. It will avidly crash one in a great move but more commonly freezes. The undo button sometimes doesn't work or will glitch keeping your piece and not your opponents then the game freezes. If all this were fixed it be a great game with a semi challenging AI.

gy gdd December 26, 2015

MORE CHALLENGE PLEASE!!! It's OK but it gets boring for me because there's no challenge for me in this game . Make it harder please I need challenge

Michelle Lesser July 27, 2015

Needs fixing! We've played several times on my tablet. Now the bottom row of checkers is cut off, there's an ad covering it! Cannot get rid of the ad. Before that problem, loved the game. Fun to play with my kids. Please fix :)

Rita Way March 5, 2015

It's real good The game is ok, it's just below the screen, there is way too many advertisements and I can't concentrate unless I see one every 5 to 10 seconds.

Corinna Reid August 6, 2015

Checkers I have had this installed on my phone for a long time now. .but now it just crashes part way through a game and starts all over again. I would find this more challenging if l could be the other colour sometimes and after playing the game over the course of time you get to see the same moves are being made, especially at the beginning of the game, plus the game ends abruptly declaring either you or the computer winning. .

Jay Mac September 21, 2016

Rules The rules and object of the game explained would be nice. I don't understand some of the wins sometimes. It makes no sense when there are so many plays left on the board by both teams.

Robert Lacy May 15, 2016

Computer wins for no reason The game will end and call one person or another the winner for no reason. I had only lossed one and had a king. The computer had lost a few and had no king and no place to go. Since it was blocked in from my other pieces my king still had free movement and it called the computer the winner. It's done this several times

grace williams November 29, 2014

Terrible I hate this game. Whenever I try to make the same type of move the computer does it says I can't. I recommend for everybody to not download this game. I hate it 100%

Brian Cramer July 21, 2013

Triple Jump It bothers me that my five year old keeps beating me. But that's hardly the app's fault. Great job all 'round.

What's New

* Fixed issue which caused sound off setting not to work properly

* Fixed issue which caused dialogs to be dismissed on touch outside of dialog

* Fixed issue with application on 320x480 devices

* Improved support for high-res smartphones and tablet devices

Additional information

Updated

May 28, 2013

Size

5.0M

Installs

5,000,000 - 10,000,000

Current Version

1.42

Requires Android

1.5 and up

Content Rating

Everyone

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