draughts

/dræfts/
noun
  1. A board game for two players, played on a checkered board with 12 pieces each, also known as checkers.
    • My grandfather taught me how to play draughts when I was a child.
    • They sat in the park playing a game of draughts on a portable board.
    • In British English, the game is called draughts, while Americans call it checkers.
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