Draughts
WordNet
noun
(1) A checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
WiktionaryText
Noun
draughts singular
- A game for two players played on a chessboard in which the players each have 12 pieces, known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. (See the Wikipedia page for the full rules of the game. There are various variants of the game.)