Video Checkers for the Atari 2600 is a classic digital adaptation of traditional checkers, a board game of strategic skill for two players. The objective in this strategy game is to capture or block all of the opponent's pieces on an 8x8 grid. This Atari version, released in the early 1980s, embraces the simplicity of the original game, while translating the timeless challenge of checkers to a home video game console. Players control their checkers with joysticks, competing against either the computer or a second player in a test of foresight and logical thinking.