The game is very similar to Czech draughts but in this type the player can capture using king or men, there is no priority for that.
The game is also somehow similar to American checkers[1] and Shashki in case of starting position.
The game can be regarded as American checkers with the addition of a "flying king", which captures as in Russian draughts.
The following are rules which are compulsory during gameplay in Tanzanian checkers: While there are currently no notable federations or institutions that standardize rules or laws of Tanzanian checkers, the following laws are accepted countrywide.
Examples of famous Tanzanian draughts opening moves (locally called "copies") are: