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Draughts

A game of draughts (a.k.a. checkers) written for the Ferranti Mark 1 computer by Christopher Strachey at the University of Manchester between 1951 and 1952. In the summer of 1952, the program was able to "play a complete game of Draughts at a reasonable speed".

First release: Aug 31, 1952

Rating: Unknown

Platforms: Legacy Computer

Genres: Card & Board Game

Estimated duration (main story): Unknown

Estimated duration (completionist): Unknown

Last synced: Sep 12, 2026, 11:47 PM

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