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Checkers Around the World Invented Checkers Variants
Checkers Old and New
Hoppin' Checkers Game
 
A Note to Parents:
Both a beginner’s game and a more advanced
game of Hoppin' checkers for your child are
explained.
Have a hoppin’ good time.
2 Players
Contents:
Gameboard
5 Mickey Mouse Playing Pieces
5 Donald Duck Playing Pieces
4 Frog Disks
5 Red Pawn Stands
5 Blue Pawn Stands
The First Time You Play Hoppin Checkers
Game
1. Gently punch out the ten character playing
pieces and the four Frog disks from
the parts sheet. Discard the cardboard waste.
2. Insert the five Mickey Mouse checkers playing
pieces into the red pawn stands.
3. Insert the five Donald Duck checkers playing
pieces into the blue pawn stands.
CHECKERS GAME FOR BEGINNERS
~ Object ~
Be the first player to get all five of your
checkers playing pieces across the river and onto the rocks.
~ Hopping Game Setup ~
Place the checkers game board on a flat surface
between both players. Turn the checkers game
board so that a side with the Rock spaces is
facing each player. Identify all gameboard
spaces.
Hoppin' Checkers
Lily Pad Spaces |
Hoppin' Checkers
Rock Spaces River |
Hoppin' Checkers
River Spaces |
Hoppin' Checkers
Beach Spaces |
PICK AND PLACE YOUR CHECKERS PLAYING PIECES!
Choose which Disney character checkers playing
pieces you will move during the game~either
the five Mickey Mouse playing pieces or the
five Donald Duck playing pieces. Place each
of your playing pieces on a Rock space on your
side of the checkers gameboard.
IMPORTANT: The
Rock spaces and the Lily Pad spaces are
the only spaces that you move onto during
play. Place the four Frog disks out of play.
They are only used in the game for Checkers
Advanced Players, described later.
How to Play Hoppin' Checkers:
The youngest player goes first. Play then continues
by alternating moves with your opponent on the
checkerboard.
~ ON YOUR TURN ~
Move one of your checkers playing pieces onto
a Lily Pad or a Rock space by doing one of
the following: Diagonally slide one of your
checkers pieces one space onto a vacant Lily
Pad or Rock space or diagonally jump over a
checkers piece (either yours or your opponent’s)
to land on a vacant Lily Pad or Rock space.
Mickey Donald
MOVING DO’S IN CHECKERS:
You can only slide onto or jump and land on
Lily Pad spaces and Rock spaces.
· You must always slide or jump diagonally.
· You may slide or jump backwards
~ even to move onto or off a Rock space!
MOVING DONT'S IN CHECKERS:
· You may not slide onto, or jump over,
the River spaces or the Beach spaces.
· You may not slide more than one space on a turn.
· NO MULTIPLE
CHECKERS JUMPING.
You may not jump over more than one checkers playing piece
on a turn.
How to Win the Game of Hoppin' Checkers:
The first player to get all five of his or her
pieces across the river and onto the rocks on
the opposite side of the game board wins the
checkers game.
CHECKERS GAME FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS
~ Object ~
Be the first player to get all five of your
checkers playing pieces past the frogs, across
the river and onto the rocks on the other side
of the checkerboard.
F = Frog disk
Setup:
Set up the game as previously described.
Now place a Frog disk (frog side up) onto
each of the four Lily Pads marked “F”.
~ How to Play Advanced Checkers ~
Play the game as previously described ~ only
now add these Frog disk rules as well:
THE FROG DISKS
The Frog disks do not belong to either checkers
player. You may, however, move one frog on your
turn instead of one of your checkers playing
pieces.
STRATEGY: If you
want to slow down your opponent, slide a Frog
onto a space so that it blocks your opponent’s
path. IMPORTANT: You may not slide your checkers
playing pieces onto or jump over, a space that
has a Frog sitting on it.
~ CHECKERS FROG DO’S: ~
· You must slide Frogs diagonally, just
like playing pieces.
· You can slide Frogs onto the Lily Pads
or onto the Rocks.
· You can slide Frogs backwards.
~ CHECKERS FROG DONT'S: ~
· You may not slide Frogs onto the checkers
River or Beach spaces.
· Frogs may not jump over playing pieces or other Frogs.
· If your opponent slides a Frog, you
may not immediately slide the same Frog
back to the same space on your turn.
You must wait until your following turn to do
so.
How to Win at Advanced Hoppin Checkers:
The first player to get all five of his/her
playing pieces across the river and onto the
rocks on the opposite side wins.
ã 1993 Milton
Bradley Company, All Rights Reserves, 4404-X
ã The Walt Disney Company
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