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Thai checkers

Also known as Makhos

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

8x8 checkers with eight pieces per side and long-range kings.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Thailand.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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