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Dutch draughts

Also known as Dammen · Draughts · Damspel

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10x10 international draughts, with Dutch masters; Nederlandse Dambond.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Netherlands.

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 Celtic and Atlantic Europe.

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