Chinese Chequers

[mummysurfer]

we ahve a magnetic game of CC that may be just perfect for our long train journey tomorrow.only problem is we don't know how to play it.
could anyone tell me please?

otherwise known as halma, ms - have a look here .

After you get a few pieces out you can start hopping over multiples like in draughts. And you can go backwards in order to go forwards that way IYSWIM.

NB this is a game website, so just look at the first bit of the rules about how to move (and ignore the clicking part), not all the rest!

oo-er - have been googling - is yours the square board or the star shape? This page has the star shaped one on too. Same rules but it gets very crowded in the middle apparently!

thanks janh
ours is in the shape of 6-pointed star- black dots on each point then blue dots all over at regular intervals.
do the same principles work?

posts crossed, will look at your 2nd link now

brilliant, thanks Jan.
we've printed off the instructions and packed them.