Chinese checkers
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in constructionDefinition of Chinese checkers
: a game in which each player seeks to be the first to transfer a set of marbles from a home point to the opposite point of a pitted 6-pointed star by single moves or jumps
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The first known use of Chinese checkers was in 1936
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