Trapdoor Checkers is way awesomer than regular Checkers

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  • čas přidán 13. 05. 2010
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    A comedian once quipped that telling someone you're good at Checkers is akin to saying you're not good at a lot of things. But regardless of whether or not you like Checkers, you're sure to love Trapdoor Checkers - a fun remix of the classic board game with an added element of chance along with super-cool trapdoors.
    The Trapdoor Checkers board (like a traditional Checkers board) is an 8x8 grid, but with the added twist of eight trapdoors that can be opened and closed by a series of sliders. At the beginning of each turn, players spin their "Randomizer" which determines if they can move a piece or activate one of the four rows of trapdoors.
    Designed for ages 7+. One spare checker of each color is included.
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  • @RayReyRei
    @RayReyRei Před 4 lety +1170

    "There's not much skill involved"
    So how did he keep winning those games? 😂

    • @Eh.........
      @Eh......... Před 4 lety +66

      Exactly. It does require skill, and strategy, but it's not too complex. I say it's above basics. It can't be compared to Chess, but checkers are also very fun, and much more fast paced!

    • @ananousous
      @ananousous Před 4 lety +7

      She's a woman

    • @Eh.........
      @Eh......... Před 4 lety +1

      @@ananousous the guy who won

    • @justinnitsuj8275
      @justinnitsuj8275 Před 4 lety

      because her enemy doesn't have skill involved

    • @ampassapera
      @ampassapera Před 4 lety

      Because she had even less skill.

  • @chinchillaz3013
    @chinchillaz3013 Před 10 lety +1606

    Actually, checkers does require strategic planning like chess. It just depends on if you want to play strategically or just randomly.

    • @alanarmstrong3186
      @alanarmstrong3186 Před 6 lety +12

      but like 1/19th

    • @soyderiverdeliverybeaver8941
      @soyderiverdeliverybeaver8941 Před 5 lety +54

      Chess is 100 dimensions above chekers
      checkers truly requires no skill, or tactics, just some basic strategy as planning

    • @alexjarvey6971
      @alexjarvey6971 Před 5 lety +2

      R/facepalm

    • @ultimaterecoil1136
      @ultimaterecoil1136 Před 5 lety +3

      Soy de River soy de River yo soy it requires basic strategy of ok its defensively strong to have checkers two in a row whenever possible so you cannot get jumped. Know when to let one of you pieces get jumped to set up a multi jump attack. And know when the opponent wants to do that to you. Chess is still leagues above but it has more strategy then shoots and ladders. It’s the least strategy required in a game to actually be able to say strategy is required.

    • @soyderiverdeliverybeaver8941
      @soyderiverdeliverybeaver8941 Před 5 lety +18

      @@ultimaterecoil1136 thats so basic, i like checkers but you cant compare it to chess in any way. Chess is inmense

  • @akoolaidkiller
    @akoolaidkiller Před 10 lety +565

    king me. -gets crown and dances-

  • @jameswellington7745
    @jameswellington7745 Před 5 lety +1052

    I thought of this idea when I was 7, told myself I’d make it when I was bigger...
    Still salty.

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety +6

    @Heath0494 Sort of. The lever for each set of 2 trapdoors has three positions: left, center, and right. You can move the selector one position per turn. So, going from center to left will open the furthest trapdoor. On the next move, you can only move from left to center which will close that trapdoor. On the next move, you could then open either trapdoor. Basically, once you open a trapdoor, you have to use one turn to close it.

  • @andriymykhaylushko9729
    @andriymykhaylushko9729 Před 4 lety +68

    “There is not much skill or chance involved.”
    I guess you never learned how to play checkers in the first place.

  • @lumeydump8400
    @lumeydump8400 Před 10 lety +29

    My, that girl is easy to impress.
    "I not good at alot of things"
    "Oh!" (smiles)

  • @alexpskywalker
    @alexpskywalker Před 9 lety +2390

    But.............................I am really good at checkers...

  • @normalhuman1825
    @normalhuman1825 Před 4 lety +95

    “Not much skill involved” so adding a RNG element to the game does?

    • @galileacarmona6254
      @galileacarmona6254 Před 4 lety +5

      Well acting against rng,like blocking a path makes you startegize to what path you should go,adding rng adds depth,but yeah they should add new rules for skill not rng

    • @products4u885
      @products4u885 Před 3 lety

      @@galileacarmona6254 yeah
      I

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 12 lety +10

    It was as subtle homage to one of our favorite standup comedians. We're still looking for a way to squeeze in an Emo Philips reference.

  • @KaiserGX
    @KaiserGX Před 7 lety +44

    "There's not much skill or chance involved".
    Let's add another random element to the gamel!

  • @caitlinnorin1011
    @caitlinnorin1011 Před 10 lety +1495

    But how will you get it if it got trapped?

    • @vat19
      @vat19  Před 10 lety +409

      They just fall through to the table. There's no compartment that you need to fish them out of or anything.

    • @DominusZeikyu
      @DominusZeikyu Před 10 lety +48

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      @shirleyinabinett984 Před 8 lety +17

      +Vat19 I love this channel👍😁

    • @DominusZeikyu
      @DominusZeikyu Před 8 lety +9

      Me too! :)

    • @jacqulineargueta9813
      @jacqulineargueta9813 Před 8 lety +1

      What that does not make any sense

  • @kaetherlina
    @kaetherlina Před 4 lety +41

    CZcams be like:
    2010: nah
    2011: nah
    2012: nah
    2013: nah
    2014: nah
    2015: nah
    2016: nah
    2017: nah
    2018: nah
    2019: I will put this to everyone's recommendations

    • @mich497
      @mich497 Před 4 lety +2

      Jokes on you! I got this recommended to me in 2012

    • @AsifIqbal-qb5fs
      @AsifIqbal-qb5fs Před 4 lety +2

      Jokes on you it wasn't recommended to me

    • @DamianAsparov
      @DamianAsparov Před 4 lety

      I watched this on 2017 but i came here for nostalgic

    • @JK-yg1gf
      @JK-yg1gf Před 4 lety

      2020:

  • @SanahSaysHello
    @SanahSaysHello Před 14 lety +8

    Every damn one of you at Vat19 is amazing.
    I cannot express this enough properly, and therefore I must simply enjoy the ineffable thought of beginning to comprehend how awesome you all are.

  • @theguythatasked6400
    @theguythatasked6400 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks you CZcams for showing me this 10 year old ad. Doing god’s work

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 12 lety +2

    We do. Retail is fairly straightforward.

  • @justacommenter6612
    @justacommenter6612 Před 8 lety +40

    Everyone been playing trap door checkers... But i've been playing trapdoor chess for years...

  • @lacyanstradia5341
    @lacyanstradia5341 Před 5 lety +171

    "Published in 2010"
    CZcams:
    *Put this in recommended*

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 11 lety +2

    We're looking forward to your order!

  • @sycamorre2999
    @sycamorre2999 Před 8 lety +1

    The VERY nice thing about vat19 is that they tell you how to play in a particular understanding way

  • @noodler7
    @noodler7 Před 4 lety +5

    Video: Published 9 years ago,
    CZcams recommend: So were you wanting this?

  • @lauracovington7316
    @lauracovington7316 Před 7 lety +49

    That actually looks fun

  • @femkevandewalle2189
    @femkevandewalle2189 Před 8 lety +1

    This is the trapdoor game joining forces with checkers! Two of the games I loved as a toddler! Amazing!

    • @markus4595
      @markus4595 Před 8 lety

      Take a look at the Lasca variant too!

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety +1

    @MegaTHEDOGLOVER There is a spinner for each player. If it ever lands on black, you move your piece. If it lands on a color, you work with that color of trap door.

  • @rosetteplayswithdoll
    @rosetteplayswithdoll Před 12 lety +5

    "King me" *hands him a crown* I laughed so hard!!

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 11 lety +3

    Product placement agreements are a nebulous aspect of entertainment. There isn't really any set rule to it, but mostly a lot of strange legal agreements that set bizarre precedents.

  • @TheBluePhoenix008
    @TheBluePhoenix008 Před 3 lety

    This channel is gold

  • @jrdnjstn
    @jrdnjstn Před 13 lety

    products just keep geting better and better

  • @tarothewafer
    @tarothewafer Před 4 lety +10

    When I was young I though “where do the checker pieces go when they fall into the trapdoor”

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 11 lety +3

    Like everyone else it's determined by weight and distance.

  • @OppaiGod
    @OppaiGod Před 6 lety

    Why is this recommended to me 8 years later 😂😂👌👌👌👌👌this looks genuinely fun

  • @Ririxpj
    @Ririxpj Před 3 lety

    I didn't know this existed or that I needed this until right now

  • @JRockySchmidt
    @JRockySchmidt Před 8 lety +69

    Demitri Martin is so sad right now

  • @questhero101
    @questhero101 Před 10 lety +6

    1:15
    He fucking owned that!

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety

    @deirochimaru25 What do you mean? After they fall through the trap doors? You can just lift up the board to get them.

  • @kristianagrigas
    @kristianagrigas Před 6 lety

    You just take things to the next level !!! MAKE IT JUMBO!

  • @johnnguyen9240
    @johnnguyen9240 Před 8 lety +11

    So this product is the "door" to my life?

  • @jamesedmonds5693
    @jamesedmonds5693 Před 10 lety +289

    I do like to play checkers. To say its like tic tac toe is crazy. Its only like tic tac toe if you can think 1000's of moves ahead across multiple scenarios. It is true that if both players move perfect then it will end in a draw. But only computers seem to be able to do it consistantly and even some checker programs arent that great. Adding chance with checkers or chess is ridiculous. what if your spin always lands on open or close a trap door? and you never move a peice. sounds like fun. the complexity of checkers is to great for average people. mathematicains can get beat by children. google the greatest checker player ever. Dude beat the machine. Told the computer in a match 100's of moves ahead when it messed up. to be bless with a mind like that...

    • @chrissysbaby
      @chrissysbaby Před 10 lety +21

      nigga you trippin

    • @FaabAQW
      @FaabAQW Před 10 lety

      Chris Solorio well u r n banana

    • @TremereTT
      @TremereTT Před 10 lety +5

      +James Edmonds
      try "Stratego" it's the best game of all of these games.

    • @roripenton8017
      @roripenton8017 Před 10 lety

      Jak Mar yes. yes it is

    • @leonkennedy6581
      @leonkennedy6581 Před 10 lety

      Jak Mar but to be honest if you think that, does this version really seem fun?

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety

    @jdog9945 Do you mean after they drop through the trapdoors? Simply lift up the board after the game is complete.

  • @airikitascave
    @airikitascave Před 11 lety

    I love this new twist on checkers, I must get it someday.

  • @ItsExonick
    @ItsExonick Před 10 lety +4

    on black Friday do u take your items prices down?

  • @jedricjuarezrendon9387
    @jedricjuarezrendon9387 Před 5 lety +7

    2010: Maybe next time.
    2011: Nah.
    2012: No way!
    2013: Meh.
    2014: Ehhh...
    2015:Soon...
    2016: Not yet.
    2017: Hold on.
    2018: Idk...
    2019: **LETS PUT THIS IN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS!!**

  • @RedVelvetD0nut
    @RedVelvetD0nut Před 9 lety

    This looks really cool!

  • @Raminator243
    @Raminator243 Před 4 lety

    I used to love this game as a kid

  • @ayano9663
    @ayano9663 Před 5 lety +3

    Normal Checkers:
    Checkers Champion: Wins.
    Trapdoor Checkers:
    Checkers Champion: Loses
    Checkers Champion: *WAIT, Thats illegal.*

  • @Jenkins1155
    @Jenkins1155 Před 10 lety +21

    Checkers is not like tic tac toe. To be a good checkers player requires skill and strategy.

  • @sergicostafreda5719
    @sergicostafreda5719 Před 3 lety

    This was made before I was born! I didn’t know Vat19 was created so long ago!

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety

    @skiie But it does make it more fun!

  • @uknowmyra9726
    @uknowmyra9726 Před 5 lety +6

    Man this would be so dramatic if this was an anime.

  • @TrailMixOsuu
    @TrailMixOsuu Před 9 lety +40

    woooow they took that joke right from Demetri Martin

  • @dy1and0s21
    @dy1and0s21 Před 8 lety

    Your videos are great!!!!!!👑

  • @cytonelmao6511
    @cytonelmao6511 Před 6 lety

    What genius product that will give you spare parts

  • @efthymis_mc3474
    @efthymis_mc3474 Před 9 lety +119

    _ok_ , *these* -comments- _-with-_ *bolds* _italics_ *_-and-_* -this thing- *-are-* *_getting_* _-pretty-_ *_-annoying-_*!

    • @Jingx
      @Jingx Před 8 lety +1

      +E.P Σpan -how do you do bold/italics :DD-

    • @Jingx
      @Jingx Před 8 lety +1

      +E.P Σpan -how do you do bold/italics :DD-

    • @efthymis_mc3474
      @efthymis_mc3474 Před 8 lety +1

      kevinjing11 **Like this** and __like this__

    • @matthewmatveev
      @matthewmatveev Před 6 lety +1

      you mean *-like this-*

    • @Uwu-hq4bt
      @Uwu-hq4bt Před 6 lety

      E.P Σpan
      *_-HAHA YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE ME-_*

  • @TheShockblast100
    @TheShockblast100 Před 8 lety +4

    Trapdoor Chess. Make It Happen!

    • @DBZHGWgamer
      @DBZHGWgamer Před 8 lety

      But before that, chess where the pieces are conscious, and try to shout often (but not always) poor advice on what you should next, mostly in an effort of self preservation, until you earn their trust in which case they become less focused on self preservation.
      In other words, wizard chess.

    • @markus4595
      @markus4595 Před 8 lety

      Maxima Chess!

  • @kittyfox6759
    @kittyfox6759 Před 10 lety

    _This. is. so. AWESOME!_

  • @somechannelguy
    @somechannelguy Před 5 lety +2

    Person: _skips ads_
    Me: _looks up vat19 ads because I'm bored_

  • @aA-tl1qo
    @aA-tl1qo Před 7 lety +4

    "awesomer"
    still pretty cool

  • @olivergula8044
    @olivergula8044 Před 6 lety +4

    What if your bad at checkers (like me). Are you... not good at anything?....

  • @obi-wankenobi9088
    @obi-wankenobi9088 Před 4 lety

    I wish I had all these epic board games

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety

    @Riloussa1 Yes.

  • @sydney8067
    @sydney8067 Před 5 lety +4

    Recommended timeline
    2010: NAH
    2011: No tHaNkS
    2012: uhh NOPE
    2013: hummm still NO
    2014: ...ITS DEAD NOW
    2015: hummmmm nah LAME
    2016: umm no thx
    2017: still a NOPE
    2018: nah wait a year
    2019: HELL YA ITS TIME

  • @martinbaraldilobe3334
    @martinbaraldilobe3334 Před 7 lety +6

    there is not much skiller chance involved
    talking about one of the most fair games of all time

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 12 lety

    @Tanis350 We're not the manufacturer. We are a retailer, so we advertise and sell all the items we carry on our website.

  • @kenyonmontemoino3788
    @kenyonmontemoino3788 Před 4 lety

    9 years ago. And im just now seeing this.

  • @htaywang9608
    @htaywang9608 Před 7 lety +3

    My malasia world have no this toy

  • @Zellonous
    @Zellonous Před 7 lety +68

    No skill or chance? It's all skill. No dice. There is no chance. Learn to play checkers instead of randomly jumping and placing pieces. Oh. And when this game is a figment of memory in old folks who happened to watch this way back... People will still be playing checkers.

    • @Uwu-hq4bt
      @Uwu-hq4bt Před 6 lety +11

      Nikola Savic
      Your spelling of triggered gave your comment 50x more cringe factor then savage factor.

    • @fusionwing4208
      @fusionwing4208 Před 6 lety

      Checkers doesnt exactly require much skill though, sure you can put some thought into where you want your pieces to go, but tbh, all your doing is jumping pieces till someone wins... And a lot of movements are chance based at points. True strategy is usually taken by chess

    • @cdkumquat4953
      @cdkumquat4953 Před 6 lety

      Backgammon is a favorite of mine, because not only does it require skill, it requires quick thinking due to the dice rolls.

    • @sexysalmon4411
      @sexysalmon4411 Před 6 lety

      (one year)... Really? If you say checkers need skill you dont know any games that need skill like chess ...checkers are one of the easiest games...like tic tack toe or this game with "x" and "o" puted on the "#" ..

    • @jaydenmcdonald4558
      @jaydenmcdonald4558 Před 6 lety

      Zellonous amen

  • @fornohr
    @fornohr Před 11 lety

    CAN'T...STOP...WATCHING...VAT19...VIDEOS...o_o

  • @loogythegodoftheinternet7675

    Now this is checkers on a new level

  • @dnutz7645
    @dnutz7645 Před 5 lety +3

    I like how this tries to be professional... but guys..
    awesomer isn’t a word, it’s *more awesome*

  • @alfiet2717
    @alfiet2717 Před 7 lety +3

    24.99$! Jesus

    • @aaa-vl1lk
      @aaa-vl1lk Před 7 lety +1

      Dilly Mackey idiot

    • @lordyoda8555
      @lordyoda8555 Před 6 lety

      24.99$ for Jesus......he's come down in price over the centuries!

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety

    @AKIDPRODUCTION09 Yes, it tastes wonderful!

  • @Angel-Gia-Joy
    @Angel-Gia-Joy Před 6 lety

    You made checkers even better now

  • @edwithano
    @edwithano Před 4 lety +7

    Umm I'm an all Ireland champion at this game I spent hours training don't tell me it doesn't take skill

  • @rampagez3453
    @rampagez3453 Před 5 lety +3

    CZcams be like:
    2010: nope
    2011: nope
    2012: nope
    2013: nope
    2014: nope
    2015: nope
    2016: nope
    2017: nope
    2018: nope
    2019: LETS RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYBODY!

  • @loganb.6350
    @loganb.6350 Před 4 lety

    I legit want this board game.

  • @willku9000
    @willku9000 Před 9 lety +1

    that actually looks fun XD

  • @LethalMonarch
    @LethalMonarch Před 8 lety +5

    ITS A TRAP

  • @israeonnarrie8776
    @israeonnarrie8776 Před 7 lety +19

    not much skills involved ?!?! you have to think ahead predict ur enemy move amd avoid traps no skills involved

    • @sane5575
      @sane5575 Před 6 lety

      Israeon Narrie Wew like yugioh eh?

    • @wob3786
      @wob3786 Před 6 lety

      Not skill, strategy

  • @AgentH53
    @AgentH53 Před 13 lety

    Penn and Tellers song "Blast Off and Trap Door" comes to mind.

  • @simpsonnextdoor
    @simpsonnextdoor Před 12 lety

    You guys should make a CD of all your songs that you wrote. That would be awesome.

  • @petersmythe6484
    @petersmythe6484 Před 8 lety +5

    (0:07 - 0:14) Checkers has more skill than you think just because quite recently computer engines have "solved it (I don't fully know the exact detail of that term, the game branches so much it seems unlikely every single, *each and every single* possible position has been analysed)" does not mean the vast majority of the human population has solved it. If checkers were so simple Marion Tinsley would have had far more draws and pretty close to zero wins, that is not the case. Many humans are pretty shit at checkers/draughts?! and the same is true with chess, just because Super GM's are almost unbeatable and often draw between each other does not mean some arbitrary pleb can simply expect the same.

  • @KakaPOOPOOChannel
    @KakaPOOPOOChannel Před 9 lety +3

    *lol* *this is bold* *ok i'll leave*

  • @girl4mc10
    @girl4mc10 Před 11 lety

    I love checkers! I'm so getting this

  • @victoriaanabellahernandezc2735

    In checking these old videos

  • @traceygilchrist6661
    @traceygilchrist6661 Před 7 lety

    Love you guys

  • @mattglass5343
    @mattglass5343 Před 9 lety

    I love this!

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety

    @ipwn131 Correct

  • @vyysper
    @vyysper Před 4 lety

    Checkers has a lot of skill involved!

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 13 lety

    @thedrawingpearson They simply fall on to whatever surface you're playing upon.

  • @ethangreen9947
    @ethangreen9947 Před 11 lety

    I have to get one of these.

  • @Odd_ee
    @Odd_ee Před 11 lety

    I loved the end

  • @vat19
    @vat19  Před 12 lety +1

    Because the retail portion of our business has completely eclipsed the video production aspect.

  • @bquad
    @bquad Před 5 lety

    already owned this *dabs*

  • @anonmeatcheesebun
    @anonmeatcheesebun Před 11 lety

    a spare of each color
    MORE PEOPLE NEED TO DO THIS

  • @AgentTBone
    @AgentTBone Před 8 lety +1

    I has this when I was little.

    • @axonanimations3050
      @axonanimations3050 Před 8 lety +1

      +Tanner Houston english bruh ENGLISH

    • @M50king50J
      @M50king50J Před 8 lety

      +Baltic Tiger It's one key off to the side you fucking grammar nazi.

  • @nukeclears
    @nukeclears Před 12 lety

    these things are MUST HAVES

  • @marilynruiz6738
    @marilynruiz6738 Před 9 lety

    I'm waiting for this thing

  • @DzakiThunderShark
    @DzakiThunderShark Před 3 lety

    Finally, they updating the game after these years

  • @zyfigamer
    @zyfigamer Před 10 lety

    for a goddamn featured video, this is pretty cool

  • @hfnxgnik
    @hfnxgnik Před 11 lety

    good guy vat 19 gives you an extra!