Sets bought in stores may be other colors. The pieces are of cylindrical shape, much wider than they are tall. Once again, notice that in checker diagrams, the pieces are placed on the light colored squares, for readability. You must move. If you cannot move, you lose.
Kings can move diagonally, forward or backward.
A piece can only move to a vacant square. You capture an opponent's piece by jumping over it, diagonally, to the adjacent vacant square. A king can jump diagonally, forward or backward. A piece, which is not a king, can only jump diagonally forward. You can make a multiple jump, with one piece only, by jumping to empty square to empty square.