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At draughts the men move forward diagonally from square to square. That is, a black man on 11 can move to 15 or 16, and a white man on 22 can move to 17 or 18. When a man reaches the far side of the board he becomes a King, or is crowned; that is, a second man is placed on top of him. A King moves precisely in a similar way to an ordinary man, except that he can go either backwards or forwards; that is, a King (either Black or White) on 11 can go to 7 or 8, or 15 or 16.
In capturing or taking, the capturing piece jumps over the captured piece or pieces. Supposing a Black man is on 15 and a White man on 18, whilst 22 is vacant, then the Black man can capture the White man. This he does by jumping over him to square 22, and the captured man is removed from the board. If a second White man stood on 25, and 29 were vacant, the Black man could jump over both the White men, and go to 29. The King captures in a similar manner, except that he can capture as he moves either backwards or forwards.