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Draughts

by Christopher Strachey

31 August 195212
Legacy Computer
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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".

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Modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

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Released

31 August 1952

Platforms

Legacy Computer

Standing

Top 84% by want to play

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