1. The Board & Setup
International Draughts is played on a 10×10 board with alternating light and dark squares. Only the dark (brown) squares are used. Each player starts with 20 pieces — called "men" — placed on the first four rows of their side.
- •White pieces occupy squares 31–50 (the bottom four rows).
- •Black pieces occupy squares 1–20 (the top four rows).
- •Squares 21–30 (the middle two rows) start empty.
- •White always moves first.
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