The perfect game of draughts ends as a draw, Canadian computer scientists report. Researchers at the University of Alberta say they have 'solved' draughts, the 5000-year-old board game. Their computer ...

ALMOST everybody plays the game of draughts, but few have any insight into its beauties ; and many who look upon chess as a science rather than an amusement regard draughts as a childish game, never ...

The bar-meets-gaming den Draughts has been taking the bored out of board games since it opened in Hackney in 2014 – and now it’s relocating to an even bigger and better venue. Draughts Haggerston will ...

Played on a standard chessboard of 64 chequered squares, draughts is growing from a domestic to a national competitive game. Although a long-standing past time for many, the game of 'dame', as it is ...

Dundalk man Con McCarrick, who passed away on Friday, May 22, once held the Guinness World Record for the most draughts games played and won against opponents in one session. His achievement came ...

The time probably will come when one electronic computer will telephone another electronic computer and say, “I’m smarter than you are!” And the other computer will say, “Oh, no you’re not.” And the ...

It could be a case of game over for draughts - scientists say the ancient board game has finally been solved. A Canadian team has created a computer program that can win or draw any game, no matter ...

The World Draughts Federation (FMJD) says it removed a Russian flag from the playing area mid-game during the Women's World Draughts Championships to avoid facing a potential sanction from the World ...

Although London isn't exactly short on things to do, we’d never say no to a new board game cafe. If, like us, you also enjoy competitive socialising, then we have some pretty exciting news. The games ...