Captain's checkers is a variation on the classic board game
checkers (or draughts, whichever name you prefer). It was
invented by myself years ago and has been introduced to several
of my friends; it has seen years of play and honing of the
simple rules. I have been told that it is similar to the Milton
Bradley board game Domination, now out of print, but I have no
knowledge of or information about the other game. Essentially,
captain's checkers takes the pieces of checkers and creates a
very subtle strategy game that seems to be nearly impossible to
truly master.  Captain's checkers requires that you have three
checker sets with compatible and stackable checkers, since most
sets only provide 12 to a side; each color needs thirty two
pieces to start with. You only need one of the boards, however.
Starting the game is quite simple. Use a standard 8x8
checkerboard and fill the two home rows on each side with
double-stacked checkers, meaning stacks of two checkers of the
same color, much like kings in the regul