Checkers as it might be played in the world of The Verdigris Pawn.

Hens and Chicks is a draughts-style game on an 8×8 board, with two types of pieces and a unique capturing mechanic. The winner is the first to land a piece in their opponent's home row or to eliminate all the opposing hens.

An experimental 10×10 board is available as a variant.

• Designer: James Ernest
• Coder: Aaron Dalton (Perlkönig)
• Hens and Chicks at BoardGameGeek
• Rules PDF.

More details can be found at Crab Fragment Games.

You can also play Hens and Chicks against the computer at Greg Whitehead’s Down the Rathole.

A draughts-style game with hens and chicks. Land on the opponent’s home row, or capture all enemy hens.

Inventor: James Ernest

See Crab Fragment Labs and BoardGameGeek.

Experimental larger board.

• Current engine version: 20240205 (2024-02-05). On Abstract Play since 2024-02-13.

• https://crabfragmentlabs.com/verdigris-pawn
• https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432210/hens-and-chicks