Not all of these are equally balanced, therefore they are played in pairs, with players switching sides after the first game. Clearly balloted openings can be a means of reducing draws in Dame as well. HexDame has exactly the same rules , but differs considerably in the consequences. A cell that is straight ahead can be reached with one move straight forward, but also with two oblique moves. Thus HexDame, unlike Dame, allows for differences in development that are not the result of captures.
Kings look in six directions.
The possibility to progress along the side columns , without 'entering the field'. Three kings always win against a lone king . In strategy we'll touch on these differences, and some less obvious ones. They make HexDame, though structurally identical to International Draughts and very similar in its tactics, a quite different game in strategical respect. Java Applet by Ed van Zon .