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Bushka's way of capture originates in Fanorona, a game from Madagascar. The rules of Fanorona can be found in many books on abstract games. Bushka basically translates the idea of capture by approach into the structure of International Checkers.
The result of a literal implementation was not entirely satisfactory, but the introduction of the phalanx as an instrument of movement and capture changed all that. Buskhka now compares favourably to International Checkers: strategically it is equally challenging, tactically equally stunning. But it is far more flexible in terms of tempo and pace, and has a smaller margin for draws without any clear sign of a first move advantage.
BUSHKA © Christian Freeling.
JAVA Applet by Ed van Zon.
