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Draughts

Christopher Strachey·1952·

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A game of draughts (a.k.a. checkers) written for the Ferranti Mark 1 computer by Christopher Strachey at the University of Manchester between 1951 and 1952. In the summer of 1952, the program was able to "play a complete game of Draughts at a reasonable speed".

Genres
Card & Board Game
Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
Game Modes
Single player

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Developer

Christopher Strachey

Release Date

August 31, 1952

Platforms

Legacy Computer

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