# Bashni: Tower Checkers — Tower draughts strategy

> Tower draughts strategy (iPhone/iPad app by Smirnov Labs.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bashni-tower-checkers/id6808371496 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Smirnov Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/6804524997)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 21 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Bashni?

Tower Checkers (Bashni) is a bold twist on classic checkers where nothing ever leaves the board.

Capture an enemy piece and it isn't removed - it slides UNDER your piece to form a tower. Whoever controls the top of a tower commands every piece buried beneath it, until that tower is captured and changes hands. All 24 pieces stay in play from the first move to the last, so the board stays full and every decision compounds.

HOW IT PLAYS
- Move and capture like draughts, but captured pieces stack instead of disappearing.
- Control the top of a tower to command the pieces trapped underneath.
- Captures are mandatory: plan multi-jump chains and watch towers flip owner mid-combo.
- You don't win on material, you win by leaving your opponent with no legal move.

THREE OPPONENTS
- Beginner: a forgiving first game.
- Club: looks several plans ahead.
- Master: a full two-second search that punishes loose play.

A COACH IN YOUR CORNER
Move grading, hints, and win-probability read-outs help you sharpen every game.

Simple to learn, deep to master. Build towers. Break plans.

## Is Bashni safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Bashni.

## Is Bashni legit?

Bashni: Tower Checkers has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Bashni is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-30

What's new in 1.2
• Made for iPhone Duo: the board fits every pose, from the cover screen to fully open, folded like a book or like a laptop
• Forced captures are easier to spot: the pieces that must capture glow gold from the centre, all game long
• Tap a piece that can't move and it gives a quick shake, so you know to pick another
• Small polish and fixes

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-06

What's new in 1.1
• Drag a piece to move it — not just tap
• Choose your language in Settings, now with Russian, Ukrainian, French & Spanish
• New capture-speed control (very slow → very fast)
• Bigger, clearer numbers on towers
• Friendlier first-game guidance + a quick postgame practice lesson
• Step-by-step tactical hints from the coach

### 1.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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