Trapdoor Checkers is way awesomer than regular Checkers

A comedian once quipped that telling someone you're good at Checkers is akin to saying you're not good at a lot of things. But regardless of whether or not you like Checkers, you're sure to love Trapdoor Checkers - a fun remix of the classic board game with an added element of chance along with super-cool trapdoors.

The Trapdoor Checkers board (like a traditional Checkers board) is an 8x8 grid, but with the added twist of eight trapdoors that can be opened and closed by a series of sliders. At the beginning of each turn, players spin their "Randomizer" which determines if they can move a piece or activate one of the four rows of trapdoors.

Designed for ages 7+. One spare checker of each color is included.

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[RayReyRei]

"There's not much skill involved"

So how did he keep winning those games? 😂

[chinchillaz]

Actually, checkers does require strategic planning like chess. It just depends on if you want to play strategically or just randomly.

[lumeydump]

My, that girl is easy to impress.
"I not good at alot of things"
"Oh!" (smiles)

[vat]

@Heath0494 Sort of. The lever for each set of 2 trapdoors has three positions: left, center, and right. You can move the selector one position per turn. So, going from center to left will open the furthest trapdoor. On the next move, you can only move from left to center which will close that trapdoor. On the next move, you could then open either trapdoor. Basically, once you open a trapdoor, you have to use one turn to close it.

[jameswellington]

I thought of this idea when I was 7, told myself I’d make it when I was bigger...




Still salty.

[andriymykhaylushko]

“There is not much skill or chance involved.”

I guess you never learned how to play checkers in the first place.

[theguythatasked]

Thanks you YouTube for showing me this 10 year old ad. Doing god’s work

[kaetherlina]

YouTube be like:
2010: nah
2011: nah
2012: nah
2013: nah
2014: nah
2015: nah
2016: nah
2017: nah
2018: nah
2019: I will put this to everyone's recommendations

[KaiserGX]

"There's not much skill or chance involved".

Let's add another random element to the gamel!

[vat]

We do. Retail is fairly straightforward.

[vat]

It was as subtle homage to one of our favorite standup comedians. We're still looking for a way to squeeze in an Emo Philips reference.

[sycamorre]

The VERY nice thing about vat19 is that they tell you how to play in a particular understanding way

[normalhuman]

“Not much skill involved” so adding a RNG element to the game does?

[vat]

We're looking forward to your order!

[SanahSaysHello]

Every damn one of you at Vat19 is amazing.
I cannot express this enough properly, and therefore I must simply enjoy the ineffable thought of beginning to comprehend how awesome you all are.

[vat]

@MegaTHEDOGLOVER There is a spinner for each player. If it ever lands on black, you move your piece. If it lands on a color, you work with that color of trap door.

[vat]

Product placement agreements are a nebulous aspect of entertainment. There isn't really any set rule to it, but mostly a lot of strange legal agreements that set bizarre precedents.

[lacyanstradia]

"Published in 2010"

Youtube:


*Put this in recommended*

[noodler]

Video: Published 9 years ago,
YouTube recommend: So were you wanting this?

[femkevandewalle]

This is the trapdoor game joining forces with checkers! Two of the games I loved as a toddler! Amazing!