Plan your next move and win.
Play Brazilian Draughts in your browser: play with a local friend, choose an AI difficulty, find someone through public matchmaking, or use a private invite.
Local friend, AI difficulty, public matchmaking, or private invite — you choose.
A strategy game — no betting or gambling.
Choose who to play with.
Local friend
Play side by side on the same device with the board ready in your browser.
AI with difficulty
Choose a difficulty and face artificial intelligence to test your reading of the board.
Private invite
Create a private link and invite someone to play online.
Public matchmaking
Enter public matchmaking to find another person and start a match.
Brazilian Draughts
When captures are mandatory, every decision counts.
Six foundations for planning sequences, anticipating replies, and seeing beyond the next square.
Diagonal movement
Men move one square at a time, always along an open diagonal.
Mandatory capture
Whenever a capture is available, it must be played.
Both directions
Men can capture both forward and backward.
Longest sequence
Among the available captures, the sequence that captures the most pieces is mandatory.
Flying kings
After promotion, a king may travel across multiple empty diagonal squares.
Win by leaving no way out
The objective is to capture all opposing pieces or leave the other side with no legal moves.
Before the first move
Frequently asked questions
How do I start playing?
Choose a way to play: with a local friend, against AI at a chosen difficulty, through public matchmaking, or with a private invite.
Does DamaTheGame involve betting or gambling?
No. DamaTheGame is a strategy game: it involves no betting or gambling of any kind.
Do I need to install anything?
No. DamaTheGame is an online experience accessed directly in your browser.
How does a match with a friend work?
You can play side by side on the same device or create a private invite for someone to play online with you.
What is public matchmaking?
It is the way to find a random player for an online match.
Which variant is used?
DamaTheGame uses only Brazilian Draughts: an 8×8 board with 12 pieces per side, men that capture forward and backward, and flying kings.
What does mandatory capture mean?
If a capture is available, it must be played. When there are options, the longest capture sequence must be chosen.
Your next match
The next move is yours. Plan well.
With a local friend, against AI at a chosen difficulty, through public matchmaking, or with a private invite.
Local friend, AI difficulty, public matchmaking, or private invite — you choose.