Chinese Checkers – A Great Way To Add Fun To A Party

Despite it’s name and it’s similarity to the classic Chinese game Go, there’s nothing Chinese about the Chinese Checkers board games. However, it is ideal as a party game!

Chinese Checkers is actually a variation of an American game called Halma that appeared in Germany in 1883. Chinese Checkers was originally called Hop Ching Checkers when it was first sold in the United Sates in 1928. The idea was to make Americans who didn’t know much about Chinese culture think the game had originated in China. This led to the game being given the nickname Chinese Checkers which is now its official name. 

There are several differences between Chinese Checkers and the traditional Checkers. One of the major differences is that up to six players can play Chinese Checkers on the star shaped board game. This makes Chinese Checkers a perfect party game and other settings where groups of people are present. It also makes a good board game for children to play. Another difference is that the game is played with marbles much like the Chinese game Go. 

Chinese Checkers is very similar to traditional checkers because players have to get their pieces to the other side of the board. As in traditional checkers a player can jump other players’ pieces and take them out of the game. One major difference between Chinese Checkers and classic checkers is that you have to get ten pieces across the board.

Interestingly enough Chinese Checkers is now played in China. A faster-paced version of Chinese Checkers especially its travel games is popular in Hong Kong. In this version players can hop over adjacent marbles. 

A number of versions of Chinese Checkers are played around the world. The most common version is the hop across. In this versions players try to move across the board by hopping from empty space to empty space. The other players try to block a player and prevent a player from hopping across. 

In the capture version of Chinese Checkers the objective is to hop over other places’ pieces and capture them. The player who captures the most pieces wins the game. One interesting difference with this version of Chinese Checkers is that all of the pieces are put on the board at the beginning. This means that the board is very crowded at first but it empties out as the players capture pieces. 

Chinese Checkers can be played on a round or square board. Many elaborate Chinese Checkers sets have small holes in which to place the marbles. You can be sure of one thing – it will keep guests at your party busy for hours! One of the great party games.