In checkers, players move different colored checkers and capture their opponent's pieces to win. Here are a few strategies to play and win checkers.

Computers can now play a flawless game of checkers. A calculation that began almost 2 decades ago shows that if both players make perfect moves, the game will be a draw every time.

The game might have ended sooner, if not for the sensational play of Phantoms goalie Alex Lyon. Lyon stopped 94 of the Checkers' 95 shots, which is the second-highest total in AHL history.