Source Notes
The project is grounded in historical draughts literature and in the printed tradition that preserves the names of Payne, Torquemada, and the older ancestry of the game.
This page makes the chain of authority visible, so the reader may see by what books and references the archive has been assembled.
William Payne, The Game of Draughts (1756)
Primary historical anchor for the site’s rules presentation.
This source undergirds the language of rule, movement, capture, crowning, and the formal conduct of play.
- William Payne
- 1756 Laws
- How to Play
Antonio de Torquemada tradition
The early modern print-era reference point for formal draughts study.
It shows how the game passed from custom into books and thereby prepared the later codifying tradition.
- Origins
- History
- Torquemada
Alquerque histories
Ancient-origin reference set for the earliest lineage of the game.
These references keep the game visibly tied to older capture traditions rather than a narrow modern origin tale.
- Origins
- History
- Glossary
Draughts Comprehensive Report (uploaded 2026 packet)
The uploaded workbook that now feeds the on-site chronology, glossary, and FAQ chambers.
It gathers the modern research packet used to enrich the museum pages without supplanting the older authorities.
- Research
- Workbook View
- Slide View
Best paired pages
- History for the broad narrative arc.
- William Payne for the strongest author anchor on the site.
- 1756 Laws for the rulebook-facing reading path.
- Research for the uploaded modern report and companion slide sequence.