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34 lines
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### One Check
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In this game or puzzle, 48 checkers are placed on the two outside spaces of a standard 64-square checkerboard as shown:
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The object is to remove as many checkers as possible by diagonal jumps (as in standard checkers).
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It is easy to remove 30 to 39 checkers, a challenge to remove 40 to 44, and a substantial feat to remove 45 to 47.
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The program was created and written by David Ahl.
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As published in Basic Computer Games (1978):
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- [Atari Archives](https://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/showpage.php?page=122)
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- [Annarchive](https://annarchive.com/files/Basic_Computer_Games_Microcomputer_Edition.pdf#page=137)
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Downloaded from Vintage Basic at
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http://www.vintage-basic.net/games.html
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#### Porting Notes
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(please note any difficulties or challenges in porting here)
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