Book Quest

FROM YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S KITCHEN TABLE TO THE PHANTOM'S THRONE

Learn the openings the masters actually play. Master the endgames every club player should know. Face opponents who play like real humans, not algorithms. Across every official ruleset, from your first move as a kid to tournament-level play.

This is checkers built like the masters built it.

EVERY OFFICIAL RULESET

Not a reskin. Not a single-rule port. The actual rules, properly implemented.

• American Checkers. 8×8, men move forward, mandatory capture. The classic.

• International Draughts. 10×10, flying kings, max-capture required. The global competitive standard.

• Russian Draughts. 8×8, flying kings, mid-jump promotion. Men that reach the king row during a capture continue as kings.

• Brazilian Draughts. International depth on the familiar 8×8 board.

LEARN THE GAME PROPERLY

• An interactive Training Academy with lessons across basics, tactics, openings, middlegame, and endgames. Every lesson ends in a puzzle.

• The Named Openings Trainer teaches real checkers theory: Single Corner, Double Corner, Bristol, Cross, Old Fourteenth, Dyke, and others from the classical repertoire.

• The Endgame Trainer walks you through First Position, The Bridge, Payne's Draw, the Triangle of Petrov, and the other endings that actually win club games.

• Post-game analysis tags every move (Brilliant, Best, Good, Inaccuracy, Mistake, Blunder) and scores your accuracy, the way serious players actually review.

• Hints that teach why, not just what. Tap the hint button and you get the engine's best move plus a one-line explanation of the idea behind it.

OPPONENTS WHO FEEL HUMAN

A full roster of named AI opponents, from first-time newcomers to the Phantom himself. Each one plays with a consistent style, their own voice, and their own reactions to your moves. The difficulty you pick is the difficulty you get. No algorithmic difficulty spikes. No "the AI suddenly plays perfectly when you're winning."

A STORY OF YOUR OWN

A campaign that takes you from a worn wooden set on your grandmother's table, through village clubs and regional tournaments, onto the international stage, and finally to the Phantom's throne. Every chapter has its own cast. Every chapter ends on a boss with their own monologue.

PLAY HOW YOU WANT

• Time controls from Bullet to Classical, or Casual with no clock at all.

• Tournament brackets: Single Elimination, Round Robin, Swiss.

• League seasons with promotion and relegation.

• Elimination mode — a survival gauntlet with a one-shot Last Stand when you fall.

• A daily puzzle, a Puzzle Rush, and themed tactical sets.

• Async online multiplayer to play friends across the world at your own pace.

MAKE IT YOURS

• Themed piece skins: Classic, Wooden, Stone, Metal, Crystal, Neon, Royal, Dragon, Golden, Diamond.

• A full position editor — set up any board state, play it out vs the AI.

• An in-app replay viewer. Step through any past game with engine commentary.

• PDN export so you can share any game with the global checkers community.

• A login streak and a fresh daily challenge every day you come back.

BUILT RIGHT

• One purchase, everything included. No paywalls. No subscriptions. No locked content.

• Ad-free, always. Your board, your time.

• Offline-first. Everything except online multiplayer works without a connection.

• Full keyboard, mouse, and controller support. Optimized for Steam Deck.

• Accessibility: colorblind marks on pieces, reduced motion, high contrast, text scaling from 100℅ to 150℅.

• 16 languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (BR), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified + Traditional), Hindi, Greek.

• Steam Cloud saves and cross-device progression.

FOR PLAYERS WHO WANT MORE THAN ONE BOARD AND ONE OPPONENT

Most checkers games give you one ruleset and a generic AI. This one gives you every official ruleset, a full roster of opponents who feel human, and the learning tools to master all of them. Whether you're revisiting a childhood game or climbing toward international competition, there's a ladder here for you.