Chinese checkers (actually a German-American game)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_checkers

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jerkface@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 195d (3 replies)

My entire childhood was a racist lie!

Grass@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 195d

blatant racist lies for money, the american way since at least 1928 I guess

TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 195d

You're pretty lucky/privileged if this is your first time making that realization 😂

dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 195d

Similarly, the oriental riff often used in movies is a western creation

Strider@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 195d (3 replies)

Ah, Halma as we call it in Germany. Sadly it's not too popular (being played) but still popular enough to be included in every basic collection.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternhalma

Towwebbed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 195d (1 reply)

Back in the 70s/80s in the US everyone seemed to have a board but nobody seemed to play it.

danyork@mastodon.social · 3 pts · 195d

@Towwebbed @Strider Ah, memories! We used to play this very frequently in my family when growing up… back in the 70s/80s. I just realized that I haven’t played it in years, and we don’t even have a board anymore. It was fun!

Aatube@thriv.social · 2 pts · 195d

Anecdotally, funnily enough, it's somewhat popular in China

Grass@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 195d (1 reply)

Is there another game people also call Chinese checkers? This looks unfamiliar but I feel like I've been asked if I want to play a few times in early school years. Maybe my mind has just deteriorated too much though

dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 195d

Hmm, are you thinking of Go or Xiangqi?