CHINESE CHECKERS GALLERY

Hop Ching Checkers, published in 1928 by Pressman, marked the debut of Chinese Checkers in the United States. Ravensburger, the famed German game company was the first to modify the square Halma board into the six-pointed star so well known to all who have ever played the game. Ravensburger to this day still calls the game Halma. Chinese Checkers, a game for two to six players, may very well be the only true modern classic. The first illustration is of the Straits Mfg. Co. 1938 edition.

         

CHINESE CHECKERS PUBLISHERS
  • Akro Agate Co.
  • A Loy Mfg. Co.
  • American Toy Works
  • Baldwin Mfg. Co.
  • Berry Pink Industries
  • Berwick Co.
  • Brio
  • Brown Mfg. Co.
  • Built Rite Co.
  • Cardinal Industries
  • Cathay Games
  • C. A. Tanner Co.
  • Chad Valley
  • Chung Yee Toy Factory
  • Classic Fantastic Game Co.
  • Crestline Mfg. Co.
  • Crisloid Plastics
  • Dajo Toys
  • Danbury Mint
  • Deco Play
  • Drueke
  • Eagle Toys
  • Educa
  • E. S. Lowe
  • Franklin Mint
  • Fundex Games
  • FX Schmid
  • Gabriel
  • Galt Toys
  • Gigamic
  • Golden
  • Gotham Pressed Steel Corp.
  • Hartung Spiele
  • Hasbro
  • Hasenfeld Brothers, Inc.
  • Hausser Spiele
  • Hickory Farms
  • Ideal
  • Imperial Glass
  • J & L Randall Ltd.
  • J. Chein Co.
  • J. L. Friedel Co.
  • Jos. Schneider, Inc.
  • J. Pearson & Co.
  • Juegos Borras
  • Juegos Schmidt
  • Kaysons Novelty Co.
  • Kentheon Corp.
  • Klee
  • Kings Row
  • Lakeside Games
  • Learning Smith
  • Leonardo Spiele
  • L. G. Ballard Mfg. Co.
  • M & I Banner Games
  • Marble King
  • Mega Marbles
  • Melco
  • Merit
  • Metaluminum Specialties Ltd.
  • Midwest Products Co.
  • Milton Bradley
  • Morize S.A.
  • National Games
  • Norbert Dinter
  • Noris Spiele
  • Northwestern Products Co.
  • Parker Brothers
  • Pavillion
  • Philmar
  • Pressman
  • Ranger Steel Products Corp.
  • Ravensburger
  • Schmidt Spiele
  • Selchow & Righter
  • Simba
  • Somerville Paper Boxes Ltd.
  • Spear's Games
  • Steven Mfg. Co.
  • Straits Mfg. Co.
  • Tavla & Co.
  • Tee Pee Toys
  • Tee Toys
  • The Ohio Art Co.
  • Transogram
  • Tucket Toy Corp.
  • Unique Items Co.
  • Warren Built Rite Products
  • Warren Paper Products Co.
  • Whitehall
  • Whitman Publishing Co.
  • Williams Mfg. Co.
  • Wm. F. Drueke & Sons
  • Woodfield Collection
  • Woodhaven Metal Stamping Co.
  • World Wide Games

         

CHINESE CHECKERS RULES

Chinese Checkers is a game for 2 - 6 players.

Object of the game:
The object of Chinese Checkers is to move your marbles across the board to the star point directly opposite your starting star point.

To Play the Game:
Each player uses a different colored set of marbles and places them into the holes in one point of the star. The players may move or jump in any direction as long as they follow the lines. The marbles may move one hole or jump one marble of any color in any direction, provided the hole beyond the jumped marble is vacant. Multiple jumps are allowed wherever they can be made following the rules. Play continues to the left.

(The following rule is not part of the original rules of the game.)

If one or more of a player's marbles are imprisoned in his/her original starting point so that the marbles cannot be moved, such player forfeits the game. In the event of multiple players, the imprisoned marbles are removed and the game continues as before.

         

CHINESE CHECKERS' MANY NAMES
  • Chen Chek
  • China Peg
  • Chinese Checkers
  • Chinese Chequers
  • Chinese Marble Checkers
  • Chinesen Halma
  • Chinese Star Checkers
  • Chinesische Dame
  • Ching-Ka-Chek
  • Ching Gong
  • Ching Peg
  • Chinker Chek
  • Chinko Checko Marblo
  • Chow Mein
  • Chung Peg
  • Coo Lee
  • Damas Chinas (Spanish)
  • Dames Chinoises (French)
  • Dragon Chinese Checkers
  • Far East Checkers
  • Halma
  • Hoo Wun
  • Hop Ching
  • King-Foo-Checkee-Melikan-Checkee
  • Lee Foo
  • Mah Tong
  • Man-Dar-In
  • Marble Checker
  • Ming Check
  • Orient
  • Oriental Checkers
  • Pagoda Chinese Checkers
  • Peg-O-Ching
  • San Loo
  • Shanghai Chinese Checkers
  • Sixto
  • Stern-Halma
  • Tanzi Tiaoqi

         

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