checkers.plyyard.com is an English draughts page run by Ply Yard. You do not create an account and you do not install a client. Open the page on a phone or a computer and the dark-square board is already there.

Three ways to sit down

Against the computer you hold Black and play a local search that lives in the browser. Four strengths, with a hint, undo, and replay when you want to test a hop.

On one shared device two people take turns. That is the mode for a first lesson, a game with a child, or talking a position through before the pieces come off.

A temporary room carries the same board to a friend through a link. You can also take a public seat from the lobby, or watch a game that already has two players. The room is a short-lived connection, not a saved account.

  • Read the rule list on the Rules page before the first sitting if the hops still feel foreign.
  • The Tips page is the place for a checking order you can reuse.

Where a game actually lives

A computer game or a shared-device game is stored in this browser. Refresh the page or lose the network for a moment and you usually return to the same position. “New game” is what clears the local board.

A room sends accepted moves to the other seat and remembers enough on your device to reconnect. This site does not open a username or a password so you can play.

What we left on the floor

There is no ladder, no rating list, and no machine that pairs you with a stranger. We do not describe this page as coaching, annotated master games, or a tournament certificate. You are not asked for an email, a phone number, or a legal name in order to move a man. The rules are English draughts, not FMJD 10×10 and not the star-shaped parlour game.

It is a free practice board. The computer’s hops come from local search. They are fine for an evening’s play and they are not a rating you should quote.

Why the rules stay put

We wanted a table you can use without filling a form or hunting through menus. Forced hops, a king that still steps one square, Black to play — the same package on the first game and the hundredth.

Who keeps the page

The board is maintained by Ply Yard. Other boards from the same studio run as separate sites. If a rule on the page does not match what the pieces do, or a room will not connect, write through Contact.