Hamster Checkers
AI & Online Board Battles
$1.99
Play American checkers with arcade hamster energy: solo AI, hot-seat 2P, and Game Center turn-based online matches on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Hamster Checkers turns classic American checkers into a fast, colorful board-game showdown for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Play by the real rules: mandatory captures, multi-jumps, kings, no-move wins, and clear legal-move highlights. The board is wrapped in an arcade hamster theme with animated pieces, capture bursts, move history, match stats, and a quick help overlay when you need a rules refresh.
Ways to play:
- Face the local AI in solo mode
- Share one device or Mac in hot-seat two-player
- Start Game Center turn-based Online 2P matches with friends or Auto-Match
- Refresh, open, and resume active online matches when it is your turn
- Play offline local matches without a network connection
- Use keyboard controls on Mac and iPad, including Tab, arrows, Space, and Return
Hamster Checkers is built for quick matches and real strategy. Choose a piece, follow the highlighted tiles, chain captures when the board demands it, crown your kings, and try to trap the other side before your snack supply disappears.
Also known as draughts in many places, checkers becomes a compact puzzle with every jump, capture, and king-row race. The rules stay readable, the moves stay tactical, and the presentation stays cheerfully absurd.
Features:
- American checkers rules engine
- Forced captures and multi-jump turns
- Local AI opponent
- Local two-player hot-seat mode
- Game Center turn-based online play with matchmaking and match resume
- Animated SpriteKit board and hamster pieces
- Recent move log, piece counts, turn number, crowns, and captures
- Undo for local matches
- In-app help and board coordinates
- Shared support for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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Information
- Seller
- Jeremy McVay
- Size
- 1.3 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jeremy McVay
