Alquerque
Sign in to saveAlquerque (also known as al-qirkat from ) is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered to be the parent of draughts (US: checkers) and Fanorona and the diagonals of its grid are the predecessor of the checkering of the draughts board.
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- Game.title
- Alquerque
- Game.italic title
- no
- Game.image_link
- 240px
- Game.image_caption
- Alquerque starting position
- Game.players
- 2
- Game.setup_time
- ~1 minute
- Game.random_chance
- None
- Game.skills
- Strategy, tactics
- Game.AKA
- Qirkat
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Alquerque (also known as al-qirkat from ) is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered to be the parent of draughts (US: checkers) and Fanorona and the diagonals of its grid are the predecessor of the checkering of the draughts board.
==History== thumb|left|An illustration of the game in Libro de los juegos ('book of games')
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