Moving Checkers

When playing a match, you move checkers by clicking or dragging. Each has advantages, you should use whichever method is more comfortable and efficient for you.

Clicking a checker

When you click a checker, it will move the higher dice first if possible, then the lower dice. To move the lower dice first, press and hold the Control key then click the checker (if you have a two button mouse, right clicking is equivalent to control-clicking).

Note: You don't have to click directly on a checker, you can click anywhere on the pip containing the checker.

Clicking is very fast, especially when bearing off checkers at the end of a game.

Dragging a checker

Dragging checkers allows you some additional flexibility. First, you can drag a checker further than a single click, for example, if you roll an opening 6/5, you can drag a checker from your 24 point to your 13 point in one motion (clicking would require you click the checker on the 24 point, then move the mouse to the 18 point and click again.)

Adjusting a checker

Dragging also allows you to make a "move adjustment", that is, if you roll a 4/1, and you move a checker 24-23, but realize you wanted to move it 24-20 instead, you can drag the checker from the 23 to the 20 point (this is equivalent to taking back the 24-23 move and then taking the 24-20 move.)

Finally, you can drag a checker to undo a move. In the prior example, you could drag the checker backwards from 20-24 to undo the move altogether.

Undoing a move

You can also use the Take Back toolbar button to undo a move, or chose Take Back Move (Cmd-K) from the Play menu.

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