Template for chinese checker board

This part took the longest for me to figure out, so I figured if you had a little diagram of my notes it would be super helpful. Repeat this step six more times for each corner. Then, draw dots on the top of each triangle and where your lines intersect. Use these initial dots to start measuring out where your other dots will go. Shoot, why not measure them twice?

I put a little piece of tape on my bit so I know how far down I need to drill. My fiance's grandfather made some wooden game boards for a game they called simply "Marbles" because marbles were used as game pieces. It was played kinda like "Trouble" made by Milton Bradley.

I like the idea of using the router bit for the indentations a drill bit works but looks nowhere near as nice Reply 11 years ago on Introduction.

I have found plans on the web referring to that board as aggravation which I believe is alternative name for trouble which later got turned into the plastic version called frustration. Just a comment regarding the name of the game. Here in Germany we call it "Halma". Oh, this site is so enlightening! By pudtiny Follow. More by the author:. About: I am a senior laboratory technician in a analytical facility by day and by night I make and fix things. I prefer to work with wood but will give anything a go.

I also enjoy gardening and an kept busy by my yo… More About pudtiny ». Attachments chinese checkers. Did you make this project? Dealing with mulitple color finishing without the wait. The 31 series plans plans that start with are available in either paper or PDF download.

This is a project plan that you can download immediately after your purchase. If you want the paper plan mailed to you, choose that option instead. PDF plans cheaper than the paper plans in this series plus you save the shipping cost and delivery time! It will be just like you are reading the magazine article itself! All building instructions and finishing guidelines included. Since , we have curated the Internet's largest online woodworking resources database.

Either you can apply this to win, or double up your marbles which blocks or make it impossible for your opponent to make long jumps. You have to be quick and clever with your moves preventing the other players to make a fast move in occupying other bases or your opponent to your base. Chinese Checkers is a game on a hexagonal formation six edges with a six-pointed star.

Chinese Checkers did not originate in China. George Howard Monks around or Halma was inspired from an English game called Hoppity. It was a mathematician named Dr. Ravensburger, a German game company was the first to publish and patent in the Chinese Checker board game and named it Stern Halma. I played this game so often when I was young. I love the idea of making a larger board for my grandchildren to play with when they visit.

Thank you for sharing. I thought I knew how to play this game, but watching the video, it's all new to me. Looks like a fun game - my son loves chess and draughts, so I think this one would go down well with him. Trouble is, I don't have a board and I don't have any wood, or any tools.

Great Hub, voted up. Thanks so much for the instructions you posted for making the checker board. I played as a kid and have taught my grandchildren recently how to play. The new board I'm making will ad to our family fun. Chinese Checkers is such a fun game with kids, but I am surprised to learn of its origin. Thanks for the instruction on making a game board and for the information about the game!

Hi teaches! Hope the personal-made Chinese Checkers board will be kept forever. If they lose their marbles, I can always send them more, lol! Hi Cris! It inspired me to do the step-by-step diagrams after taking notes as my pa was explaining it to me on chat.

You see, some people use different tools, and the smaller the "checkers star board" is, the more compact the holes.