checkers

British  

/ ˈtʃɛkəz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces

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Example Sentences

It said it would also echo Musk's changes at X with a "community notes" tool for users to label misleading posts, after making cuts to moderation and fact checkers.

From BBC

“The developers were playing chess while the city was playing checkers,” said Evan Minogue, a Santa Barbara resident opposed to the development.

From Los Angeles Times

On Friday nights, for entertainment, we would often help Mama bake a cake or we would test our minds by working puzzles or playing checkers and other table games.

From Literature

Founder Dan Evins, a Tennessee oil jobber, envisioned a restaurant and retail operation themed around old-time country stores, where people gathered to play checkers on barrels once used to deliver crackers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The checkers and the cashiers are on the front lines of this,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times