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It's funny how some things are named and known by that name for eons and then one day you discover the reason behind the name and the man behind the curtain is revealed. Such is the case with Chinese Checkers,a game that can be enjoyed by both the young and old,I learned how to play as a little girl with my Grandma. Chinese Checkers was originally called Halma and became popular in Great Britain in the 1870s, it was based on an older game called Hoppity. The six pointed star,or Stern was introduced in 1892 by a German game company and then named Stern-Halma. In 1928 with the Oriental mystique sweeping the world the game was renamed Chinese Checkers. The Chinese Checkers craze hit the US in 1930s. The game is still called by the original name (Halma) and played by the old rules in Germany. To wrap up the game was never Chinese, nor has it ever had any resemblance to Checkers!