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Turkish Dama
Also known as Dama · Turkish draughts · Türk daması · Dama (draughts) · Dama oyunu
Sixteen men per side start on the second and third ranks; pieces step forward or sideways, capture by jumping orthogonally (never diagonally), must take the maximum capture, and promoted kings fly the length of the...
How it is played
Sixteen men per side start on the second and third ranks; pieces step forward or sideways, capture by jumping orthogonally (never diagonally), must take the maximum capture, and promoted kings fly the length of the board.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Turkey.
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 Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.
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