Lasca

Lasca

Genres	Board game Abstract strategy game
Players	2
Setup time	Less than a minute
Playing time	Varies, chess clocks can be used
Chance	None
Skills	Strategy, tactics
Synonyms	Laska Laskers

Lasca (also called Laska or Laskers) is a draughts (or checkers) variant, invented by the second World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941). Lasca is derived from English draughts (American checkers) and the Russian draughts game bashni (Towers).