Tafl games (pronounced [tavl]), also known as hnefatafl games, are a family of ancient Northern European strategy board games played on a checkered or...
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originated in Scandinavia, as a variant of Tafl. In fact, Halatafl is still played in Scandinavia with rules similar to Tafl; see below. Edward IV of England is...
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Fidchell (category Abstract strategy games)
equal numbers. It should not be confused with similar games of Norse origin like tawlbwrdd or tafl (also called hnefatafl), which involved a king in the...
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Alea evangelii (category Abstract strategy games)
Alea evangelii (Game of the Gospels) is a member of the tafl family of games. Known from an eleventh-century Irish manuscript where it is given a Christian...
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Sua ghin gnua (aka tigers and oxen) Subtract a square Surakarta Sz'kwa Tafl games Tantrix Terhuchu Terrace Three musketeers Thud Tiger and buffaloes Tuknanavuhpi...
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Board game (redirect from Board games)
strategy games – e.g. chess, checkers, Go, reversi, tafl games, or modern games such as Abalone, Dameo, Stratego, Hive, or GIPF Alignment games – e.g. renju...
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games were played in open plains located between villages, and the goals could range from 500 yards (460 m) to 6 miles (9.7 km) apart. The Tafl games...
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Game Stratego Suffragetto Sugoroku Summoner Wars (Second Edition) Ta Yü Tâb Tafl (Tablut) Tantrix Tak Twilight Struggle: The Cold War, 1945–1989 Verquere...
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squares) Four-field kono Reversi and Othello Yoté and Choko (game) Several tafl games It's also possible to use Go equipment as a low-tech interface to Conway's...
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theatre. Period games: where one can play board games such as Go, chess and tafl games, card games such as tarot card games and dice games. Pennsic Choir...
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