CrownTales

Every piece is one row away from a crown. Move on the diagonal with Slant, take the forced jump with Leapford, chain your captures with Skipjack, crown a king with Kingsley, and seize the endgame with Regina. Draughtsmith teaches the variants — and how a game gets "solved."

Level 1

Play the board

A real draughts game and a puzzle set. Capturing is always forced — the skill is choosing which capture wins.

Play Draughts A full game vs a graded AI — American 8×8 and International 10×10. Forced captures, multi-jumps, crowning, flying kings. Find the Shot Endgame & combination puzzles: spot the forced-capture chain, the crowning race, the opposition — predict, then reveal.

Choose a kit

Each kit is a short round of questions with hints when you need them. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Diagonal Movement Foundations · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: The Forced Capture Foundations · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Multi-Jump Chains Foundations · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 4: Crowning Foundations · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 5: King Movement Foundations · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 6: Double-Threats Tactics · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 7: The Shot Tactics · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 8: Tempo & Parity Endgame · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 9: International 10x10 Variants · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 10: Turkish Draughts Variants · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 11: Comparing Variants Variants · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Opposition Endgame · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Double-Corner Fortress Endgame · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 14: King-and-King Endings Endgame · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 15: Solved Games (Chinook) Solved Games · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 16: Capstone — Draughts Mastery Foundations · grades 7-8 · 25 questions

More ways to practice

All also on the tab bar above — kept here as quick links:

Sharpen up — a calm sprintQuick recall of kits you've mastered. Self-paced; turn on a timer only if you want one. Mixed practiceShuffles questions across the kits you've played, brought back when they're ready to review — spaced so it sticks.

Play together

Two ways to keep going — a same-device match with friends, or a trail through every kit. On-device only; nothing leaves this device.

Board Pass & Play (two players) Play a real draughts game against a friend on one device — two humans take turns on the board, no computer. Crown Duel (pass-and-play) 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions for everyone, highest first-try score wins. Crown Quest — follow the map → A progression trail through every kit. Clear each stop of real practice, then move on.

Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

Ensemble stories — the cast together

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📚 Books for CrownTales

Read the story, print a workbook, or color the cast — free PDFs to read offline or print at home.

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