Discuss about checkers game or find new opponents. No insulting, baiting or flaming other players. Off topic posts are subject to deletion and if it persists the poster faces sanctions. This board is for checkers.
The problem with ladders is that the initial seeding gives the #1 spot a position that is almost impossible to wrest. A drawn match does not swap the ladder position, so the first player to reach #1 almost always keeps it forever.
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