Draughts

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A game of draughts (a.k.a. checkers) written for the Ferranti Mark 1 computer by Christopher Strachey at the University of Manchester between 1951 and 1952. In the summer of 1952, the program was able to "play a complete game of Draughts at a reasonable speed".

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Card & Board
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Legacy Computer

Developers
Christopher Strachey
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A game of draughts (a.k.a. checkers) written for the Ferranti Mark 1 computer by Christopher Strachey at the University of Manchester between 1951 and 1952. In the summer of 1952, the program was able to "play a complete game of Draughts at a reasonable speed".

Details

Genres
Card & Board
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Legacy Computer

Developers
Christopher Strachey