🇳🇬 Official Nigerian 10x10 Rules • Flying Kings

Master the Board.
Conquer the Highway.

AfroDraught is more than just a gaming platform—it's a global community built around the love of draughts. Experience authentic street draughts with the 10x10 mirrored board, backward captures for seeds, flying kings, and tournament-grade AI.

Play. Compete. Connect. Grow.

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🇳🇬 Authentic African Craftsmanship

The Board of Champions

Every match in Naija Draughts honors the legendary 10x10 handcrafted mahogany battleground. Experience the speed of flying Oba kings, mirrored long diagonals, and fierce street combat.

Handcrafted Nigerian 10x10 Draughts Board with Flying Oba King and Polished Seeds

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Royal Oba (Flying King) Unlimited diagonal reach & multi-jump flight

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Handcrafted Mahogany 10x10 mirrored 100-square street standard

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Two-Way Seed Captures Ordinary seeds jump forward & backward

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The Central Highway Squares 5-46: The decisive winning line

📐 10x10 Mirrored Layout 🪙 40 Polished Seeds 🇳🇬 Lagos & Benin Rules 🏆 Official Tournament Spec

Ready to test your street tactics or challenge the AI Grandmaster on this exact layout?

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Tournament Precision

100 squares with authentic mirrored numbering (1-50 playable dark squares) ensuring true Nigerian street and club play.

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Flying King Flight

Oba kings fly across any distance along unobstructed diagonals, executing devastating long-range multi-piece ambushes.

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Live Engine Telemetry

Every move calculates depth, nodes evaluated, win probability, and street slang commentary in real-time.

Game Arena Modes

How Do You Want to Play?

Choose your battleground: test your skills against our AI, play against a friend locally, compete in Nigerian championships, or master board tactics.

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Single Player

Play vs Grandmaster AI

Challenge 6 authentic skill tiers from Street Rookie to World Champion Engine. Powered by Iterative Deepening PVS, Opening Books, and live Telemetry HUD.

✓ 6 Engine Difficulty Levels
✓ Real-Time Telemetry HUD
✓ Quiescence Trap Calculation

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Local 2-Player

Pass & Play Arena

Face off against a buddy side-by-side on desktop or tablet. Dual countdown clocks, undo support, and complete move logs.

✓ Dual Blitz / Rapid Clocks
✓ Interactive Move History
✓ Nigerian Street Slang Commentary

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Live Online

Online Room Multiplayer

Play against a friend anywhere across two phones or computers. Create a match code or enter a friend's room code to battle live.

✓ Instant 6-Char Match Codes
✓ Synchronized Dual Clocks
✓ Real-Time Move Streaming

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Championships

Tournaments & Brackets

Follow premier Nigerian competitions: Lagos Street Masters, Benin Oba Trophy, and Abuja Rapid Invitational with live brackets.

✓ ₦4.5M In Featured Prizes
✓ Visual Quarter to Finals Trees
✓ Real-Time Champion Standings

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Tactical Lab

Board Analysis & Tactics

Set up any custom board position with drag-and-drop piece palette. Let the AI evaluation engine calculate winning combinations.

✓ Custom Piece Palette (Seeds & Kings)
✓ AI Evaluation Gauge (-100% to +100%)
✓ Recommended Best Move Highlighter

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4 Skill Tiers

Tactical Puzzles & Traps

Master street traps, sacrifice shots, and flying king ambushes. Solve 8 engine-tested draughts puzzles ranging from beginner to grandmaster level.

✓ 4 Tiers: Very Simple to Grandmaster
✓ Visual Trajectory Hints & Solutions
✓ Earn Street Coins for Solving

Why Naija Draughts?

Authentic African Board Heritage

Experience the authentic strategy and adrenaline of Nigerian street draughts built on modern web standards.

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Authentic 10x10 Mirrored Board

Featuring the traditional Nigerian layout where the bottom-left square is light, and the Central Line (Highway) runs on the player's right hand.

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Backward Captures ("Chop Anywhere")

Ordinary seeds move forward, but can jump in all diagonal directions when capturing an opponent piece. Capturing is compulsory!

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The Flying King ("Oba")

Reaching the opponent's baseline crowns the Oba. Glide any distance along open diagonals and strike from across the board with multi-hop chops.

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Master-Grade AI Opponents

Challenge Street Rookie, Street Hustler, or Oga At The Top powered by Minimax search with Quiescence Search and tactical trap recognition.

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Dual Clock Timers

Play with real-time draughts clocks: Blitz (3 min), Rapid (5 min), or Classical (10 min) with urgent low-time countdown sound effects.

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Board Position Analysis

Set up any custom board position, test combinations, and ask the AI evaluation engine to calculate win probabilities and the best move.

Hall of Fame & Championships

Live Draughts Champions

Real-time player rankings and tournament brackets from our MySQL database.

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⚔️ Featured Championships

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Street Code & Slang

How Naija Sabi Play

Learn the iconic street draughts terminology and rules.

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"Kiti-Kiti!"

The sound of rapid, continuous multi-jump captures clearing 3 or 4 enemy seeds in a single breathtaking turn.

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"Compulsory Chop!"

In Nigerian Draughts, you cannot ignore food! If an opponent piece is jumpable, you must chop it immediately.

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"The Highway"

The central long diagonal connecting the corners. Nigerian players position this on their right hand to dominate king warfare.

Master the Board. Conquer the Highway.