halma

/ˈhælmə/
noun
  1. A board game for two or four players, where each player tries to move their pieces from one corner of the board to the opposite corner, jumping over other pieces.
    • Halma is similar to checkers but allows pieces to jump in any direction.
    • My grandmother taught me how to play halma when I was a child.
    • We spent the rainy afternoon playing halma on the living room floor.
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