CHINESE CHECKERS for SIX, Wooden Board Game, Artisan Handcrafted in Spalted Jobillo & Fiddleback French Poplar Woods, Gift, Family, Game

An Artisan handcrafted, wooden board game, this Chinese Checkers For Six is crafted in Spalted Jobillo and Fiddleback French Poplar woods.

Playing pieces are painted wood — 6 colors, 10 pieces of each color.

Size is 15" x 13 1/2" x 3/4".

Instructions included.

Ships to United States ONLY!!!!!!

Wikipedia describes the origination of the game as follows:

“Chinese checkers (US and Canadian spelling) or Chinese chequers (UK spelling) is a strategy board game of German origin (named "Sternhalma") which can be played by two, three, four, or six people, playing individually or with partners. The game is a modern and simplified variation of the American game Halma.

“The objective is to be first to race all of one's pieces across the hexagram-shaped board into "home"—the corner of the star opposite one's starting corner—using single-step moves or moves that jump over other pieces. The remaining players continue the game to establish second-, third-, fourth-, fifth-, and last-place finishers. The rules are simple, so even young children can play.

“Despite its name, the game is not a variation of checkers, nor did it originate in China or any part of Asia. The game was invented in Germany in 1892 under the name "Stern-Halma" as a variation of the older American game Halma. The "Stern" (German for star) refers to the board's star shape (in contrast to the square board used in Halma).

“The name "Chinese Checkers" originated in the United States as a marketing scheme by Bill and Jack Pressman in 1928. The Pressman company's game was originally called "Hop Ching Checkers".
“The game was introduced to Chinese-speaking regions mostly by the Japanese.”