Damii (known as Draughts of Checkers in the west) is a traditinoal pastime in Ghana and has been played on the African Continent since around 3000 BC. This beautiful large Cedar board measures approx 55x55cm and is soft and smooth to the touch.

The Damii game board consists of 100 squares and 20 playing pieces each.

The game in Ghana follows the same rules as Draughts. The board is typically played "on the knee" as can be seen in this picture. It is common in the streets of Ghana to see men gathered around a Game of Damii and is often a great social occassion.

Comes complete with traditional playing pieces. These is a Fair Trade product made by Geolicrafts in Accra Ghana.

Fair Trade enables this co-operative an opportunity to gain employment as skilled artisans and pay their workers a fair wage.

This Draughts/Checkers (Damii) Board is new, unique and a pleasure to play. Pieces are rough cut Cedar, smoothed out and only improve in appearance with use and age.

2 Players 10 to adult.

Occasional timber polish or wax will preserve the beautiful finish of this unique timber board game.

Aside from the Polish and Brazilian draughts, the Ghanaian variations are amongst the most internationally acclaimed kinds of checkers being played today.

With all these variations available, they combine to form one of the greatest and most exciting board games ever invented. While they may all have everything to gain the interest of people, each of them has their own unique rules that separates one exciting version from the other.