Definition of Alquerque. Meaning of Alquerque. Synonyms of Alquerque

- Alquerque (also known as al-qirkat from Arabic: القرقات) is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered...
- captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers is developed from alquerque. The term "checkers" derives from the checkered board which the game is...
- alquerque board. However, unlike standard alquerque, an additional two triangular boards are attached on two opposite sides of the standard alquerque...
- capture following the pattern on the board. The expanded Alquerque board consist of an Alquerque board and a triangular patterned board attached on one...
- rural areas of the country. The game is pla**** on a 5×5 point grid, like alquerque. Pieces are positioned at the intersection of the lines and not inside...
- Africa. It is especially pla**** in Mauritania. The game is similar to alquerque and draughts. The game goes by several names such as damma, and in Mauritania...
- brought alquerque to the Americas, and this accounts for the use of the alquerque board in this game. The board used is an expanded alquerque board with...
- The game is pla**** on a board composed of four Alquerque boards combined into a square. Like Alquerque, pieces are positioned on points of intersection...
- relative of draughts and alquerque. Captures are done by jumping over pieces. The Spanish are thought to have brought the game of alquerque to America several...
- draughts and alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces to capture them; they are most similar to alquerque as a standard alquerque board is used...