Yes, bits matter. But there is a /huge/ gulf between pen and paper and
something on board that someone has taken a bit of care over draughting,
plus the actual pieces on the board would be your standard checkers.

Rich Hutnik wrote:
On Jun 9, 6:18 pm, "chipsc... at (no spam) gmail.com" <chipsc... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
At least in the United States, you can't find them anywhere. They
aren't even online here.
L'ssociation québécoise des joueurs de dames in Canada advertises
10x10 and 12x12 boards, so at least there is a North American Source.
See

http://www.fqjr.qc.ca/dames/materiel.html

Completely in French, though I suppose you can do a Google traduction.

Ok, Canada, in French How about the United States in English?

So "anywhere" actually means "anywhere in my own back yard"?

If it's something you want and are looking for, is that really too big a
step?

I have learned from this thread:
there are people in the US who want to buy 10x10 checkers boards
they don't know how, or are unwilling, to find a supplier outside the
US
such boards can be manufactured in the US, for little effort

This suggests a business opportunity.

Unfortunately it may be a very small market. Even 8x8 checkerboards
that meet American Checker Federation specifications are uncommon
enoug, though not quite impossible to find.

... because 10x10 boards are not readily available in North
America...

Rich Hutnik <richardhut... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:

... because 10x10 boards are not readily available in North
America...

Last time I looked, Canada was in North America.

In order to get a regulation ACF checker set, you have to order from
their store directly.  There is a more than favorable chance that such
equipment will be available elsewhere pretty soon.

I have had conversations with them, and the barriers to get them
spread is fairly large.  This is the basis upon which I have spoken in
this thread.

On Jun 14, 2:25 pm, David Richerby <dav... at (no spam) chiark.greenend.org.uk
wrote:

Rich Hutnik <richardhut... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
... because 10x10 boards are not readily available in North
America...
Last time I looked, Canada was in North America.

And 10 by 10 boards aren't available readily there (here) either,
since we play our Checkers the same 8 by 8 way they Draughts in the
mother country. But I don't know about Mexico.

As I pointed out earlier in this thread, you *can* get 10x10 boards
from several sources in Quebec. We won't however start the debate on
whether Quebec is properly part of Canada

Now, I remember that a few years ago, a Canadian firm - AMAV might
have been its name - produced a "500 Game" set

I suspect that even the most rabid Quebecois would still be willing
to grant that they are part of North America, however.

But to return to the topic of this group: a big advantage for chess is
that you can go virtually anywhere and play. The rules are the same.
It is truly international. Checkers / draughts is fragmented, and the
same thing is not true. What you play in the U.K. will not be what
you play in France, and likely not what you play in Montreal, though
it *is* likely to be what you might play in Winnipeg. Even in the
U.S. you might play "straight" or you might play "pool" checkers
depending on the locale. In Italy it's different again ... and on and
on.

On Jun 14, 6:00 pm, Quadibloc <jsav... at (no spam) ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Jun 14, 2:25 pm, David Richerby <dav... at (no spam) chiark.greenend.org.uk
wrote:

Rich Hutnik <richardhut... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
... because 10x10 boards are not readily available in North
America...
Last time I looked, Canada was in North America.

And 10 by 10 boards aren't available readily there (here) either,
since we play our Checkers the same 8 by 8 way they Draughts in the
mother country. But I don't know about Mexico.

As I pointed out earlier in this thread, you *can* get 10x10 boards
from several sources in Quebec. We won't however start the debate on
whether Quebec is properly part of Canada

Indeed, imagine what it would be like if you found they played a different
chess in Japan, another different chess in China, and yet again another
in Korea...