Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers.

Note: Polish draughts is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. --Am. Cyc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Checkers \Check"ers\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]rz), n. pl. [See Checher, v.]

A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of the players has lost all his men, or can not move them.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)