Play Checkers Online for Free
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Play Checkers Online for Free
Who doesn’t love checkers? Is there any tabletop game more inherently classic than Checkers? Forget the complexity of chess, and the over-simplified connect four; checkers is the one timeless board game that can enthrall any two players, regardless of age. But what if you have no one to play with? Or what if you don’t like playing with the same old people over and over again? Have no fear! For this being the 21st century, we have access to that lovable, unstoppable monstrosity that we call the World Wide Web, and it just wants to help! Check out where you can play checkers online!
Websites with Free Online Checkers – Check!
The internet, being the all-consuming behemoth that it is, contains several websites that offer up free versions of online checkers. Read on to find out about some of the best.
Microsoft Internet Checkers
Okay, while technically not a website, Microsoft Windows XP offers up the classic checkers that we all know and love. Simply go “Games” in your Start Menu and click on Internet Checkers. The game will automatically find you an opponent and you’ll be playing checkers over the internet before you know it!
Darkfish.com
Darkfish.com hosts a small handful of free Java-based games. Among these is a simple version of checkers in which you play the CPU. If playing actual opponents isn’t your thing, Darkfish will fill your checker need quite nicely.
Checkers.ws
Checkers.ws offers up several variations and difficulty levels for the true checkers enthusiast. While lacking any sort of online play, there are several versions that allow two people to play each other on the same computer. There is an easy mode, geared towards helping new players learn the game, as well as several harder versions for players to truly test their skill.
Freegames.ws
Freegames.ws offers exactly what the name implies: free games. They offer a simple version of checkers that allows two people to go head-to-head on the same computer. Quick, simple, and fun... just like checkers should be.
Itsyourturn.com
Itsyourturn.com offers simple and free browser-based games. They don’t use either Java or Flash, ensuring that even the lowest of the low-end computers can play them. They offer online play, and as an added bonus, the two players don’t even have to be online at the same time!
Gamezone.com
Gamezone.com offers a full assortment of games including chess and checkers. Their checkers is simple, yet nice looking, and allows you to play a friend on the same computer or the computer, which can be set to either easy or hard.
Yahoo! Games
Did you really think that this wouldn’t be on the list? Yahoo! offers up a dozen versions of every game known to man, so of course they have checkers! And as usual, it’s free and one of the nicest versions you’ll find online. Like all Yahoo games, you can play opponents from all over the world.
King Me!
So there you have it. You now know everything you need to about finding checkers on the internet. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and show me what you got!
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