Player Guide
How Draff Master Works
Learn how to play, invite friends, manage your account, understand tournaments, use advanced features, and follow the game rules.
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Getting Started
Draff Master is built around casual play, rated play, country pride, tournaments, and player improvement.
Create your account
Choose a handle and country. Your handle is your public game name, and your country supports leaderboards and tournament representation.
Use Settings for profile changes
Settings is where you manage profile and contact details, country, password, security, and Pro appearance options.
Play
Playing Games
You can play against the computer, find an online opponent, or create a private match link for someone you know.
Play vs Computer
Practice against the AI from the Play page. The computer game uses the same movement and capture rules.
Quick Online
Choose a time control and search for a live opponent. If a game is active, other users may be able to watch.
Invite to Match
Create a private match link, copy or share it, and your opponent joins the open seat when they open the link while signed in.
Community
Friends
Friends are managed from your Stats page and help you reconnect with players you know.
- 1Open Account, then choose Friends to jump to your friends area.
- 2Add someone by handle, or add an opponent from your recent PvP games.
- 3Incoming friend requests appear in the Friend Requests section.
- 4Accept adds the player to your friends list. Decline quietly removes the request.
Progress
Stats and Match History
The Stats page shows your public player identity, results, friends, recent games, and game history.
Free history
Free players can view their recent completed games, currently capped at the last 20 games.
Pro history
Pro players can page through their full completed game archive as part of the Pro plan.
Pro
Pro Features
Pro is for players who want deeper history, a more polished experience, and customization.
Appearance customization
In Settings, Pro players can choose premium board themes, piece sets, profile themes, and profile frames.
Ad-free experience
Active Pro players do not see sponsored banner placements where the app uses sponsor banners.
Pro badge
Pro status is displayed with a badge on profiles and player labels.
Full game archive
Pro players can page through their full completed game history instead of being limited to the free recent-history view.
Competition
How Tournaments Work
Draff Master tournaments are free to enter for qualified players and are designed around recognition, rankings, badges, and Hall of Fame placement.
- 1Tournament entry is free. Players do not pay to compete.
- 2The system checks eligibility automatically, including account age, rated games, activity, rating, and fair-play standing.
- 3Registration opens and closes on scheduled dates. If the tournament fills, eligible players can go to a waitlist.
- 4After registration closes, the bracket is generated and players complete assigned matches within the tournament window.
- 5Winners can earn badges, profile recognition, and Hall of Fame placement.
Integrity
Fair Play
Draff Master uses fair-play controls to protect rated games and tournaments.
Not allowed
Bots, engines, scripts, outside computer help, account sharing, rating manipulation, duplicate tournament accounts, stalling, and disconnect abuse are not allowed.
System review
The system can flag suspicious behavior for admin review. Players with active fair-play issues may be blocked from tournament registration.
Rules
International Draughts Rules
The game follows international 10x10 draughts rules. There is no huffing or seizure rule.
Board and objective
Games use a 10x10 board. You win by capturing all opponent pieces or leaving the opponent with no legal move.
Movement
Men move one diagonal square forward. When a man reaches the far row, it promotes to a king. Kings are flying kings and can move multiple empty diagonal squares.
Captures are mandatory
If a capture exists, you must capture. Men can capture forward and backward. Kings capture along diagonals and may land on an empty square beyond the captured piece.
Maximum capture rule
If several capture chains are available, you must choose one that captures the maximum number of pieces. If multiple maximum chains tie, any tied chain is legal.
Draws and clocks
The app can detect draw conditions such as repeated positions, quiet turns, and king-only endings. Timed PvP games can also end by timeout or inactivity.
Account
Account and Settings
Use Account for quick navigation and Settings for profile/security management.
Account menu
Account gives quick access to Friends, Invite to Match, Stats, Settings, and Log out.
Settings
Settings is where you update your profile details, country, phone, bio, password, and Pro appearance choices.
Ready
Start playing
Practice, compete, represent your country, and build your record.