alquerque
noun
al·quer·que
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Definition of alquerque
: an ancient board game regarded as a precursor to checkers in which two players each having twelve pieces begin play with their pieces arranged on a board five spaces wide and five spaces deep with one open space in the middle
Draughts were invented about 1100, probably in the south of France, by using backgammon pieces on a chessboard with the moves of alquerque.— R. C. Bell, Board and Table Game Antiques, 2008
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