Checkers Game Guide

Welcome to the Checkers game! This guide will help you understand the gameplay, features, and how to navigate through the game.

Getting Started

• Start Game: Select 'Start Game' from the main menu to begin playing.
• Options: Customize your game settings such as difficulty, sound, and player color.
• Quit: Exit the game.

Game Basics

• Objective: The goal is to capture all of your opponent's pieces or block them so they have no legal moves.
• Turns: Players alternate turns. Red moves first by default.
• Moves: Click on a piece to see its valid moves, then click on the destination square to move.

Pieces

• Regular Pieces: Can only move diagonally forward.
• Kings: When a piece reaches the opponent's back row, it is crowned as a king and can move diagonally in any direction.

Special Moves

• Capturing: Jump over an opponent's piece to capture it. Multiple jumps are allowed in a single turn if possible.
• King Moves: Kings can move both forward and backward diagonally.

Game Interface

• Highlighting Moves: Valid moves are highlighted when you select a piece.
• Menu: Access the in-game menu by pressing the 'Menu' button. You can resume, restart, or quit the game from here.

Achievements

Unlock achievements as you play. Here are some you can earn:

• Rookie: Play your first game.
• Veteran: Play 10 games.
• Crown Jewel: Make your first king.
• Royal Flush: Make 5 kings in a single game.
• Conqueror: Capture 20 pieces in total.
• Unstoppable: Win 3 games in a row.
• Quick Victory: Win a game in under 10 minutes.
• Flawless: Win a game without losing any pieces.
• Double Capture: Capture two pieces in one move.
• King Master: Have all your pieces be kings in a single game.
• Strategist: Win a game without making any kings.

Saving and Loading

• Auto-Save: Your game progress, including achievements, is automatically saved. When you start a new session, your progress will be loaded.
• Load Game: Automatically loads the saved game data when you start a new session.

Additional Features

• AI Difficulty: Adjust the AI difficulty from the options menu (Easy, Medium, Hard).
• Sound: Toggle sound on and off in the options menu.
• Player Color: Choose to play as Red or Black.