Crowe Checkers brings physical American/English checkers to RedM/VORP servers with synchronized player-versus-player matches and configurable NPC opponents for solo play. Each table uses 12 white and 12 black physical pieces, dedicated king stacks, a fixed overhead camera, and direct mouse interaction across the 32 playable squares. Mandatory captures, forced multi-jumps, automatic crowning, short kings, draw rules, configurable access, locations, themes, blips, and nearby spectators create a complete in-world checkers experience without replacing the board with an interface.
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Key Features
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Physical Checkers Board: Each match starts with 12 white and 12 black checker-disc props on an 8x8 board.
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Physical King Pieces: Crowned pieces use matching two-disc stack props so kings are easy to identify.
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Direct Board Controls: Players select a checker and click highlighted destinations directly on the physical board.
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Playable-Square Projection: Mouse interaction is limited to the board’s 32 playable dark squares.
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American/English Rules: Men move and capture forward, short kings move and capture in both diagonal directions, and Black moves first.
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Mandatory Captures: Non-capturing moves are blocked whenever the active player has a legal capture.
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Forced Multi-Jumps: The same checker remains selected until every available jump in the chosen capture route is complete.
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Automatic Crowning: A man reaching the opposite home row becomes a king automatically and ends its turn.
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Complete Match Outcomes: A player loses when they have no pieces or no legal move, with repetition and no-progress draws handled automatically.
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Player-versus-Player Matches: Two players can take the White and Black chairs for a synchronized untimed match.
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Solo NPC Opponents: A seated player can add a configured easy, standard, or hard NPC to the empty chair.
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Three Included Opponent Profiles: Ships with Beau, Silas, and Emmett using configurable names, models, outfits, ratings, and difficulty levels.
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Server-Controlled Matches: Seats, turns, legal moves, captures, results, draw offers, rematches, and NPC decisions are checked by the server.
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Synchronized Presentation: Accepted moves, captures, crowns, NPC peds, and final positions stay synchronized for players and nearby spectators.
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Draw, Resign, and Rematch Controls: Players can offer or answer draws, resign, leave, and confirm another match from the table controls.
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Color-Swapping Rematches: Logical colors swap for the next game while both players remain in their physical chairs.
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Compact In-World Interface: Match information and controls stay around the physical board instead of covering it.
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Push-to-Talk Support: Players can continue using voice chat while the checkers interface owns mouse focus.
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Configurable Access: Tables can be open to everyone or limited to selected VORP character groups.
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Configurable Tables, Themes, and Blips: Add tables to new locations and customize their presentation, streaming ranges, themes, and map blips.
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10 Locale Codes: Includes full English copy plus checkers terminology for nine additional locale codes with safe English fallback.
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Optional Crowe Integrations: Supports
crowe_notification,crowe_interactions, andcrowe_metabolismwhen those resources are present. -
No Database Setup: Active matches stay in server memory and require no SQL import.
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Complete Cleanup: Stream-out, character changes, disconnects, and resource stops remove temporary pieces, tables, chairs, cameras, and NPCs.
Installation & Requirements
Requirements:
vorp_core
Optional:
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crowe_notificationfor Crowe-styled notifications -
crowe_interactionsfor Left Alt chair selection -
crowe_metabolismfor matching seated HUD behavior
Setup:
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Place
crowe_checkersin your server resources folder. -
Ensure
vorp_corestarts beforecrowe_checkers. -
Review
config.luaand configure access, locations, integrations, themes, blips, presentation, and NPC opponents. -
Set
Config.StaffOnly = falsewhen the tables should be available to every active character. -
Start any enabled optional Crowe integrations before
crowe_checkers. -
Add
ensure crowe_checkersto your server configuration and restart the resource.
Included NPC Opponents
| Opponent | Difficulty | Approximate Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Beau | Easy | 600 |
| Silas | Standard | 1000 |
| Emmett | Hard | 1350 |
Resource Information
| Code is accessible | No |
| Subscription-based | No |
| Lines (approximately) | ~11,800 |
| Requirements | vorp_core; optional crowe_notification, crowe_interactions, and crowe_metabolism; no database import required |
| Support | Yes |