Quadlevel 3D Checkers
Set up the Board - (Requires 2 sets of checkers) – 4x4x8 Board
A checker is placed on every black square in the first three columns.
This picture has the checkers like the 1st and 3rd boards.
The Change in Distance Rule
In this game I have found a tendency to want to go on some kind of side diagonal. Important to note that in regular checkers, when a checker moves it changes distance between one player and his opponent. A checker moves forward or a King may move backward. Another way to look at is if a piece started on the (A) row he must stay on the (A) row when changing boards.
A Checker must change distance between one player’s side and the opponents side.
The Moves
Checkers can move only one square forward in four different directions. Diagonally to the right, left, up one board, or down one board. If a checker is at c2 Level2 then it can move to d3 Level2, b3 Level2, c3 Level1, or c3 Level3.
Capturing
The player must capture if legal. Checkers can capture the opponent by jumping his piece diagonally. Again in four different directions. The opposing checker is removed and the player lands at the next diagonally square or board, only if vacant. He can and has to if able to continue capturing if legal. In fact he may be able to capture all of the opponents checkers in one move.
Example using diagram of boards above. If a checker is at a3 Level1. If an opposing checker moves to a4 Level 2 and a5 level3 is vacant, he must capture by moving the a3 checker to a5 Level3 and the a4 Level2 opposing checker is removed. See the example of a triple capture in the diagram below.
King
When you get your checker to the eighth rank or the end of the board, you then can promote it to a King. This is usually represented by two checkers stacked on top of one another. This is a very powerful piece because now it can go backwards or all eight directions. If you were capturing and ended up on the last or eighth rank you can continue if legal to capture checkers backwards.
Object / Win
The object is to capture or block all of your opponents pieces.