Introduction to Playing Chinese Checkers

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Get an introduction to playing Chinese checkers, including basic rules for gameplay in this free how-to video on playing the game of Chinese checkers.

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Introduction to Playing Chinese Checkers
Hi! My name is Carlos Ramos Jr. and coming to you on behalf Expert Village and today we're talking about the game of Chinese checkers. Now when you hear the game Chinese checkers you may think simply a game of checkers played in China, that's incorrect. Chinese checkers is neither checkers nor Chinese, it's a game based on Halma, that game is based loosely on the British board game Hoppity, Halma came into being the 1870s to 1880s in Britain. Then a German company modified the board game into the familiar 6 point star we know today as Chinese checkers, they called it Stern-Halma. Stern meaning star, the same type of star that you see here on the board game of Chinese checkers but that's just your basic introduction into the history of Chinese checkers.

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Expert: Carlos Ramos Jr. is a ten year recreation supervisor at Shecar Development, where he orchestrated several gaming events and tournaments for urban youth. Read More