GENERAL LINKS

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General links

* World Draughts Federation or Federation Mondiale de Jeu de Dames (FMJD) : it is the International site for all sorts of checkers or draughts.

* The draughts and checkers site : All about all kinds of checkers. You can informations here about all checkers and draughts kinds, and mainly their rules (checkers, Italian draughts, Spanish/Brazilian draughts, Turkish draughts, ...).

* For all kinds of checkers : Arthur Olsen's home page : You will find here too all about all kind of checkers. A very good home page.

* Nicolas Guibert's home page : Mainly about International. But I cannot avoid to mention it here. It is the best home page. Don't miss it !!!!

* Joao Guimaraes's site, the best Brazilian site ; you will find informations about International game (10x10), but about Brazilian game and Russian game too (8x8).

* Carlos Ferrinho's site, the Brazilian site where you will find everything about the 2 sorts of international draughts, 10x10 and 8x8 (Carlos does not like we call them Brazilian).

* Jim Loy home page A good site mainly about American checkers, but about some checkers games too.

* Mark Okun's page, it is a good one, about several checkers rules.

* Eric van Dusseldorp has a site about International draughts and Thai draughts (in Dutch only).

Othello programs :

* Bruno de la Boisserie's site ; Bruno gave me all the informations about algorithms ; it gave me the opportunity to improve Dames 2020, then to make Quidam, then Windames, then Winbraz, then Winpool, ..... (draughts, chess, Othello, ... use the same sorts of algorithms).



and, if you are looking for other games : Le meilleur du shareware francophone !

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