Checker Warz

Checker Warz is a hobbyist Macintosh game built around the rules of checkers, with a twist: when one piece jumps another, the two sides drop into a brief mini-game that decides the captured checker's fate. The author bills it as a worthwhile download and notes that several mini-game styles are included.

Core rules

The base layer is standard checkers. Movement, jumps, and the overall board play follow conventional rules, so the strategy is familiar to anyone who has played the game on paper.

The war twist

Each jump triggers a short skirmish between the two pieces involved. The outcome of that skirmish decides whether the jumping piece actually captures, replacing the usual automatic capture with a small skill check.

Mini-games

The bundled notes call out Pong, Paint, and Mole as examples of the mini-games used to resolve a battle, with more variations available in rotation.

Provenance

The game is presented in the first person by its author as a personal project distributed for free download.