International checkers

International checkers follows the international rules on an 8x8 board.

It extends the british playing rules by mainly :
1) Allowing backward jumps (but still allowing forward moves only)
2) Giving King the power to move and jump several squares in all directions ... (Like a Queen on a chessboard).

If you look for english rules draughts, please download "Checkers".

This checkers version is the most popular in the world and is traditionally played in many western and eastern european countries, Russia, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, french speaking african countries. (Whereas Anglo-saxon checkers are almost not played there).

With this software, you will be able to play locally, against someone or against the computer. You will also be able to play against anyone in the world through Game Center.

Key features (Free version):
- Games against computer (4 levels, color option)
- Online games with Game Center
- 2 players game
- Draw recognition and automatic draw propositions for single player games
- "Lose to win" option against the computer: Lose all your checkers before the computer!
- iPod compliant: Listen to your own music while playing (except for Game center games)
- Leaderboards to compare your score
- Achievement boards to get your level
- Facebook link
- Nice look and feel

Key features (Free version):
- Games against computer (4 levels, color option)
- Online games with Game Center, random player or with a friend, text messaging and voice chat
- 2 players game with time limit
- Draw recognition and automatic draw propositions for single player games
- "Suicide mode" option against the computer: Lose all your checkers before the computer!
- iPod compliant: Listen to your own music while playing
- Elo score
- Nice look and feel

Key features (Premium version):
- No ads
- AI difficulty level 4 and 5
- Automatic record of all the games, and easy replay of any of them
- Possibility to unlock the pawns and move them anywhere off/on the board
- Show board numbers option
- Delete button to come back to a previous board combination (2 players and single players game)
- Automatic reorganization of the checkers
- More points gained per game center game
- Option to see the last move

A must have if you like strategic board games.