Jumping In Board Game Draughts

[flobadob]

I know this section is not about board games but wasn't sure where to put this question. 

We have been playing draughts today and trying to figure out the exact rules for jumping. 

Each thing we've looked up says that a jump must be made when available even if it's a disadvantage to the jumper. 

There used to be a rule called huffing. This meant that if a player refused to make a jump then their opponent could, on their turn,remove the offending piece and still make their own move after. 

This apparently is not played anymore.

But my question is, if your opponent does not see a jump that is available and also you would prefer that they didn't make the jump, can you just let them make the move they want and not mention the missed jump? 

I haven't seen this mentioned in any of the 3 or 4 sites I've looked at about the rules of draughts, it simply states that jumps must be made.

Is my not telling an opponent of a missed jump opportunity that would have disadvantaged me just bad etiquette, completely against the rules, or allowed within the rules?

[Canary42]

Haven't played draughts for decades, but "huff you for not taking me" was certainly the rule in my youth.

[Davemano]

I was brought up with the idea that jumps are to be made when they are available.  It was part of the skill to create a jumping  situation, and if the opponent missed it you can then claim the draught which should have been used.  I haven't seen any rules but there may be variations, 

[Ellipsis]

https://www.mastersofgames.com/rules/draughts-rules.htm

In the past, the "huffing" rule was used. For this, if a player noticed that the opponent had failed to capture when the option was open (even if the offending piece had already captured one or more pieces that turn), the player can huff the offending piece before the next move is made and it is removed from the board. Nowadays, this rule is rarely used. Instead a player just points out the error and the opponent is forced to make the correct move.

[Old_Geezer]

Seems fairer. Deliberately not taking is one thing; concentrating on your strategy and simply missing the opportunity is quite another. Ought not be penalised for being unobservant, it spoils the game for you if you get huffed for that. And the whole reason to play is for fun, not disappointment and feeling unfairly treated.

[Canary42]

I don't agree OG, setting up a deliberate huff chance and waiting to see if it worked added a certain tension/risk to the game.

[sandyRoe]

I don't know about the rules but I remember my brother as a poor loser.  When he saw things going wrong he'd upset the board.

[Old_Geezer]

Different valid viewpoints. What works for one doesn't necessarily for another.

 

Probably one of the reasons I've not played the game for decades.

 

So, Sandy, you're saying he went off in a huff ?

[flobadob]

Huffing seems to be frowned upon these days and not used, but that means that the player is forced to take the jump in that case, usually to their determinant, so I suppose there's an argument for both sides. 

But as I say, I'm not focused in on the requirement to tell an opponent about a jump that they haven't noticed, when it's to my detriment. 

I don't want to take the piece that didn't jump, I just want to allow them to make the alternative move, them having not noticed the jump opportunity, and then continue play as normal. 

I can't find any mention of that scenario in any of the rules I've read. They all just mention a jump must be taken but they are referencing this in terms of the jumper not wanting to particularly make the jump and the other player wishing for them to make the jump.

[1ozzy]

"Take you off for huffing" was always a choice.

The opposing player had that option.

Wether they used it or not.

What's happend to the game of draughts these days?

 

 

 

 

[Ellipsis]

> I just want to allow them to make the alternative move, them having not noticed the jump opportunity, and then continue play as normal. 

That's not the rules though ... two options:

1) cheat (don't mention the jump opportunity,  even if you notice it)

2) agree to play your own rules between you and your opponent