“Xiangqi,” “Chinese Chess,” is from China, but “Chinese Checkers” was invented in Germany in 1892. The inventors gave it the name “Stern-Halma” as a variation of an older American ...

Chinese checkers, for example, ... Each unique game is accessed through a single, ... Checkers is just one of 16 different board games available.

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All the options are listed in a large binder, with a picture and brief description. There were Western favourites like Uno, The Game of Life and Clue as well as Korean games like Yut no ri and Janggi ...