checkers

Noun

Canada US singular uncountable

(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.

Japanese Meaning

（アメリカ、カナダにおいて）チェッカー、すなわち二人用のボードゲーム。チェス盤のような盤上で各プレイヤーが12個（駒を使い）対戦し、相手の駒をジャンプして捕獲することを目的とするゲーム。