Each Jaques Draughtsmen set comes complete with a full set of 12 black and 12 white boxwood handcrafted and hand turned pieces all presented within a fully baize lined mahogany presentation box with hinged brass furniture.This fabulous set fit and match beautifully with any of the chess boards within the Jaques Chess and Indoor games range.
Although the exact origins of Draughts are unknown it is believed the game evolved from a game called Alquerque played in ancient Egypt as early as 600 B.C.
There are many variants of the game across the world but English Draughts is played on a chessboard by two people sitting opposite each other.The rules of Draughts are simple, like Chess one player has white pieces and the other player has black. Pieces move diagonally and the aim of the game is to capture opponent's pieces by jumping over them.
Also known as The game of Checkers.Diameter of each piece is 30mm (3cm or 1.25 inches)
