Ranked #1 of 8 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg
Beecher is released from the hole and Schillinger is left eyeless and weak. A riot breaks out after two white punks get into a fight over checkers. Frustration, sexuality, hate, revenge, racism all rear their ugly heads, causing the violence to escalate.
Lee Tergesen
Tobias Beecher
Harold Perrineau
Augustus Hill
Dean Winters
Ryan O'Reily
Eamonn Walker
Kareem Saïd
Ernie Hudson
Leo Glynn
Terry Kinney
Tim McManus
Edie Falco
Officer Diane Whittlesey
Tom Fontana
Writer
Jean de Segonzac
Director
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"A Game of Checkers" is episode 8 of Oz season 1. It scored 9.2/10 from 3,009 votes, ranking #1 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Jean de Segonzac and written by Tom Fontana, it aired on August 25, 1997.
