Hnefatafl (400)
ag.gameitem.AGID:
Spielzeit: 20
Mindestalter: 7
Spieleranzahl:
2
ag.gameitem.publisher:
Arxon,
(Unknown),
(Public Domain),
Brybelly,
ASS Altenburger Spielkarten,
Marbles: The Brain Store,
nestorgames,
Professor Puzzle Games,
Shannon Boardgames,
Oficina do Aprendiz,
Norse America,
Tactical Studies Rules (TSR),
Spin Master Ltd.,
Alga,
L. P. Septímio,
Milda Matilda Games,
SevenOaksGrove,
Wood Expressions,
ROMBOL,
KOZAK Games,
Northwest Corner, Inc.,
CMK Partners,
House of Marbles,
D-Toys,
ABRA,
Tactic,
Origem,
History Craft,
Running Press,
Past Times,
Regionalia Verlag GmbH,
Cyningstan,
No Guts No Glory, Inc.,
Handfaste,
Gamestorm Oy,
Lyng,
MacGregor Historic Games,
Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore),
Sources and Methods Games,
Historische Spiele Zander,
MP Juegos,
Krealudik,
Invicta Games,
Mitra,
Joker,
Ragnarök Games,
The Regency Chess Company
Spiel-Designer:
(Uncredited)
Künstler:
Nathan Morse,
David Masnato,
Dieter Zander,
Vlad Korniuk
Mechaniken:
Grid Movement,
Square Grid,
Variable Player Powers
Beschreibung
Hnefatafl, also known as The Viking Game, The King's Table or simply Tafl, is one of those two-player games where the opposing sides are not equal in number. The defending side comprises twelve soldiers and a king, who start the game in a cross formation in the center of the board. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four corner squares. The attackers comprise 24 soldiers positioned in four groups of 6 around the perimeter of the board. All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are taken by "sandwiching" i.e. moving your piece so that an opponent's piece is trapped horizontally or vertically between two of yours. There is a host of information on the Internet about Hnefatafl, including many rule variations that are worth experimenting with.
A copy of the game was published in issue #128 of Dragon magazine, Dec 1987 (later republished as part of a boxed set: The Best of Dragon Magazine Games in 1990).
One of the oldest games in the world - traced in various versions to the Vikings, Welsh, Saxons, and Irish. The origins of this game can be traced through Petteia, played by the Romans, to the even older versions played by the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians.
Derivatives of Hnefatafl include Breakthru, Break Away, Seikkailu Merellä, Tablut and Thud.
Hnefatafl, also known as The Viking Game, The King's Table or simply Tafl, is one of those two-player games where the opposing sides are not equal in number. The defending side comprises twelve soldiers and a king, who start the game in a cross formation in the center of the board. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four corner squares. The attackers comprise 24 soldiers positioned in four groups of 6 around the perimeter of the board. All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are taken by "sandwiching" i.e. moving your piece so that an opponent's piece is trapped horizontally or vertically between two of yours. There is a host of information on the Internet about Hnefatafl, including many rule variations that are worth experimenting with.
A copy of the game was published in issue #128 of Dragon magazine, Dec 1987 (later republished as part of a boxed set: The Best of Dragon Magazine Games in 1990).
One of the oldest games in the world - traced in various versions to the Vikings, Welsh, Saxons, and Irish. The origins of this game can be traced through Petteia, played by the Romans, to the even older versions played by the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians.
Derivatives of Hnefatafl include Breakthru, Break Away, Seikkailu Merellä, Tablut and Thud.
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