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Chinese checkers

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Chinese checkers

Summary

Chinese checkers is an abstract strategy game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese checkers's instance of is recorded as abstract strategy game[3].
  • Chinese checkers's instance of is recorded as board game[4].
  • Chinese checkers is a type of Halma[5].
  • Chinese checkers's Commons category is recorded as Chinese checkers[6].
  • Chinese checkers's country of origin is recorded as Germany[7].
  • Chinese checkers's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1892[8].
  • Chinese checkers's Commons gallery is recorded as Chinese checkers[9].
  • Chinese checkers's minimum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[10].
  • Chinese checkers's maximum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[11].

Why It Matters

Chinese checkers has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Chinese_Checkers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Chinese_Checkers, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  2. 23d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4AKtMi
    Duration → +15
    Minimum age → +6
    Global trade item number → 4014156031036
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 4w ago · Marcandre.lureau · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maximum number of players → {'amount': '+6'}
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → abstract strategy game, board game
    Country of origin → Germany
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14579]]: 18017, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782934895517"
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