Agodie board no yɛ ahinanan, a ɛwɔ ahinanan nketewa aduosia anan, a wɔahyehyɛ no wɔ 8x8 grid mu. Ahinanan nketewa no sesa kɔla a ɛyɛ hann ne tuntum (ahabammono ne buff wɔ akansi ahorow mu), wɔ "checker-board" nhyehyɛe a agye din no mu. Wɔbɔ checkers agodie no wɔ ahinanan a ɛyɛ sum (tuntum anaa ahabammono) no so. Obiara a ɔbɔ bɔɔl no wɔ ahinanan a ɛyɛ tumm wɔ ne benkum so akyirikyiri na ahinanan a ɛyɛ hann wɔ ne nifa so akyirikyiri. Ntwea abien no yɛ ahinanan a ɛyɛ tumm a ɛda nsow wɔ ntwea a ɛbɛn nifa so no.

Asinasin no yɛ Kɔkɔɔ ne Fitaa, na wɔfrɛ no Tuntum ne Fitaa wɔ nhoma dodow no ara mu. Wɔ nnɛyi nhoma ahorow bi mu no, wɔfrɛ no Red and White. Ebia set ahorow a wɔtɔ wɔ sotɔɔ ahorow mu no yɛ kɔla afoforo. Wɔda so ara frɛ Black ne Red asinasin Black (anaa Red) ne White, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubetumi akenkan nhoma ahorow no. Asinasin no yɛ kurukuruwa, na ɛtrɛw kɛse sen sɛnea ɛware (hwɛ mfonini no). Akansie asinasin yɛ torotoro, na enni nsusuwii biara (abotiri anaasɛ kurukuruwa a ɛwɔ mfinimfini) wɔ so. Wɔde asinasin no si kyerɛwpon no ahinanan a ɛyɛ tumm no so.

Gyinabea a wofi ase ne sɛ obiara a ɔbɔ bɔɔl no wɔ asinasin dumien, wɔ ahinanan dumien a ɛyɛ tumm a ɛbɛn ne kyerɛwpon no ano kɛse no so. Hyɛ no nsow sɛ wɔ checker mfonini ahorow mu no, wɔtaa de asinasin no si ahinanan a kɔla yɛ hann no so, na ama wɔatumi akenkan. Wɔ board ankasa so no wɔwɔ ahinanan a ɛyɛ sum no so.

Tukɔ: Afã bi a ɛnyɛ ɔhene betumi atu ahinanan biako, akɔ anim, sɛnea ɛte wɔ mfonini a ɛwɔ nifa so no mu no. Ɔhene tumi de ahinanan biako kɔ anim, kɔ n’anim anaa n’akyi. Afã bi (afã anaa ɔhene) betumi akɔ ahinanan a hwee nni hɔ nkutoo. Tu a wotu kɔ baabi foforo nso betumi ayɛ ahuruhuruw biako anaa nea ɛboro saa (nkyekyɛm a edi hɔ).

Ahuruhuruw: Wokyere obi a wo ne no reko no asinasin (afã anaa ɔhene) denam huruw a wubehuruw afa so, wɔ diagonally, akɔ ahinanan a ɛda hɔ kwa a ɛbɛn hɔ a ɛwɔ n’akyi no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhyehyɛ ahinanan abiɛsa no toatoa so (ɛbɛn) sɛnea ɛwɔ mfonini a ɛwɔ benkum so no mu no: wo ahuruhuruw afã (afã anaa ɔhene), nea wo ne no reko (afã anaa ɔhene), ahinanan a hwee nni mu. Ɔhene tumi huruw kɔ anim, kɔ n’anim anaa n’akyi. Afã bi a ɛnyɛ ɔhene, tumi huruw kɔ n’anim wɔ diagonally nkutoo. Wubetumi ayɛ ahuruhuruw pii (hwɛ mfonini a ɛwɔ nifa so), a wode afã biako pɛ na ɛyɛ, denam ahuruhuruw a wubehuruw akɔ ahinanan a hwee nni mu so akɔ ahinanan a hwee nni mu so. Wɔ ahuruhuruw pii mu no, ɔfã anaa ɔhene a ɔrehuruw no betumi asesa akwankyerɛ, adi kan ahuruw akɔ ɔkwan biako so na afei wahuruw akɔ ɔkwan foforo so. Wubetumi ahuruw asinasin biako pɛ wɔ ahuruhuruw biara a wɔde ama wo mu, nanso wubetumi ahuruw asinasin pii denam ahuruhuruw pii a wobɛtu so. Woyi asinasin a ahuruhuruw no fi kyerɛwpon no so. Worentumi nhuruw w’ankasa wo asinasin. Worentumi nhuruw asinasin koro no ara mprenu, wɔ kankyee koro no ara mu. Sɛ wutumi huruw a, ɛsɛ sɛ wuhuruw. Na, ɛsɛ sɛ wowie ahuruhuruw pii; wuntumi nnyae kwan no fã bi wɔ ahuruhuruw pii mu. Sɛ wowɔ ahurututu a wubetumi apaw a, wubetumi apaw bi, ɛmfa ho sɛ ebia ebinom yɛ pii, anaasɛ ɛnte saa. Afã bi, sɛ́ ɛyɛ ɔhene anaasɛ ɔnyɛ ɔhene no, tumi huruw ɔhene.