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The Viking board game.

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World Tafl Federation Hnefatafl Championship tournament 2017.
10 years anniversary since the first Hnefatafl World Championship on Fetlar 2008!
viking

The 5th annual Viking and Medieval Market Day hosted by The Fornebei Herfolk (Formby Viking Club), on Saturday 23rd September in Formby, UK, from 10am till 5pm.

viking

Tafl against humans.
Тавлеи против людей.

vikinger

Artist: Copyright © Rasmus Holbroe (Jan. 2016).
There is an invitation for a game of Hnefatafl.
Opponent: Kihtan, Kyiv, Ukraine

Tafl against the computer;
click on a board.

Play white
9x9

Play black
9x9

Play white
11x11

Play black
11x11

Rules / Regeln / Règles / Regler / Правила.

Small forum.


  09-19/15:36 Hagbard:  emabear35 is the most active player (most moves)

  09-19/01:06 Hagbard:  Plantagenet leads the score list with 5 points

  09-18/20:31 Plantagenet:  Plantagenet leads the score with 4 points followed by Hagbard.

  09-18/12:27 Hagbard:  Plantagenet also 3 points

  09-17/23:33 Hagbard:  Hagbard leads the score list with 3 points, yesterday the lead lasted ten minutes -

  09-17/23:20 Hagbard:  5 players of 34 have not started yet

  09-17/17:59 Hagbard:  edmond-dantes also 2 points

  09-17/15:08 Hagbard:  Plantagenet also 2 points now

  09-16/15:54 Hagbard:  8 players of 34 have not started yet

  09-16/15:21 Hagbard:  OdinHimself also 2 points now

  09-16/15:00 OdinHimself:  No, it didn't lol

  09-16/14:50 Hagbard:  Hagbard leads the score list with 2 points, I hurry to say that, as I'm sure it doesn't last long!

  09-16/13:31 Hagbard:  Last year the shortest Cop. game was 11 moves...

  09-16/09:51 edmond-dantes:  I wonder if this game will stay the shortest game of only 16 moves.is undoubtedly the first

  09-16/09:38 edmond-dantes:  GO Kyustendil,glory to a club ODIN .....:)

  09-16/09:03 OdinHimself:  Go, Bulgaria, go!!! Good job edmont!!! :)

  09-16/08:41 Hagbard:  And first player to make a move in the champ. tourn. was Thanir

  09-15/23:48 Hagbard:  First to finish a champ. tournament game: Edmond-dantes / Evando1189

  09-15/17:43 Hagbard:  Hagbard won the Brandubh weak-throne line 7x7 test tournament.

  09-15/11:45 OdinHimself:  Skal!

  09-15/09:32 Adam:  Good luck everyone. Thanks to Hagbard's brilliant programming I expect my role to be purely symbolic. But in cases where the rules or computer decisions are in dispute I will do my best deliver fair and final judgement. Lets have a clean fight, a bloody battlefield, and may the best viking win!

  09-15/01:01 Hagbard:  Welcome to the 34 players joining the Hnefatafl World Championship tournament 2017, and welcome to the tournament umpire Adam Bartley!
Please notice the timing, which is tightened since last year:
- The time buffer is only 8 days.
- When a game length exceeds 10 days, then over the next 10 days the time per move is gradually reduced from the initial 1 day to 0.
- (But even if a player has no time buffer left, he has always 1.25 day to do his current move.)
Have fun!!

  09-14/19:14 Agmundr:  This is War
 I Lie Wounded on Wintery Ground
 With Hundred of Corpses around
 Many Wounded Crawl Helplessly around
 On the Blood Red Snowy Ground..

Good luck to everyone! 
May Tórr give you strenght and Ódinn wisdom.

  09-14/18:27 Hagbard:  In 5.5 hours all hell breaks loose

  09-14/15:28 OdinHimself:  Are you ready for a waaaaaaarrrrr?!?!?!?!!!!! W. McWallas

  09-14/12:15 Hagbard:  Ded fomich won the Brandubh weak-throne 7x7 test tournament. The setup was too unbalanced, -2.1

  09-14/08:53 edmond-dantes:  OK THANKS

  09-14/08:49 Hagbard:  As for board positions, interesting idea.

  09-14/08:34 Hagbard:  @edmond-dantes: I did check those and also all the list. There are no signs of dublets, and as for those four, strong signs that they are different players. The four just happen to live not so far from each other in two areas.

  09-14/08:33 edmond-dantes:  is it possible to stop the function Current board positions during the championship.To be able to see the games only after their final.My idea is to stop third party intervention

  09-14/08:24 edmond-dantes:  please check all participants for double registrations....please

  09-14/08:20 edmond-dantes:  Hagbard I think you need to decide on the case Lbalassone-epm180 ,DoktorKarlsrud-AreVidar and similar now

  09-13/08:01 Hagbard:  NB Only today and tomorrow left to register for the tournament!

  09-12/19:19 evando1189:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-12/11:16 Agmundr:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-10/22:57 Thanir:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-10/08:14 Hagbard:  Currently active players not yet registered in the tournament:
auren, Agmundr, Kaagee, Torc

  09-08/20:28 edmond-dantes:  if so, this is not fair

  09-08/11:44 Hagbard:  Is Lbalassone the same as epm180?
Is DoktorKarlsrud the same as AreVidar?

  09-07/21:05 Steiger:  :D

  09-07/20:32 Agmundr:  Kihtan I believe you are registered for the World Championship Tournament 2017. :)

  09-07/19:32 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-06/23:01 Hagbard:  Remember that the World Championship tournament is for all tafl players and not limited to players who believe they could have a chance of winning it all.
It's the annual event where all the tafl community can come together and meet.
In Round 1 you'll meet a broad range of players, but in Round 2 you'll be with players of your own strength only.

  09-06/19:21 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-06/19:00 Hagbard:  5, one from each group. Plus sometimes one extra, because if two winners of a group have exactly the same result, they both go.
If many more players register, there could be 6 groups instead of 5.

  09-06/18:50 edmond-dantes:  how many people go to Valhalla?

  09-06/13:51 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-06/12:41 Hagbard:  If the World Championship were to start now, the Round 1 groups would be:
Gruppe Jórvik:
Tuireann, Thanir, DoktorKarlsrud, Brench, Ozgen97, Kihtan, Plantagenet
Gruppe Markland:
AreVidar, Kratzer, casshern, JKRS, bigwurm91, Lbalassone, gokstad
Gruppe Gàrtharíki:
OdinHimself, epm180, Waegn, MrTopom, Hagbard, Marcin
Gruppe Vinland:
edmond-dantes, xerxes, altti, Patterson, Fraech, emabear35
Gruppe Fornebei:
Steiger, jrton80, animals, sqAree, tomsavini, Rasmusruge

  09-06/12:30 Hagbard:  8 days registering still open for the World Championship 2017. And the "missing persons" list is:
Herjan, Crust, Sigurd, Tonythebook, Vonraider, Fairland, Agmundr, Mykle, Aluric, imaxuncut, Anto2016, Tamarisco, Torc, kAAgEE, cyningstan, Oddur, mmagari, Freyja, Helfrich, dayvigco, zagtharr23, bfelker, HotFudge, auren, Calidesert

  09-06/11:26 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-06/11:12 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-06/11:08 Plantagenet:  Yes, it has totally something to do with it.

  09-06/06:34 Steiger:  Your words warms my heart, Hagbard!

  09-05/22:22 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/21:53 Hagbard:  Best video ever on the internet on this theme.

  09-05/21:42 Steiger:  Thank you for posting my video, Hagbard! I'm very flattered!

  09-05/21:26 Hagbard:  ;) true. Perhaps Steiger's excellent hnefatafl board has something to do with it...!

  09-05/21:22 OdinHimself:  Hagbard, your dream came true! Plantagenet finally joined the tafl crew heading to battle and write the historical 2017 WTF Championship ! What I want to see is BLOOOOOOODDDD!!! EVERYWHERE!!!

  09-05/21:11 Plantagenet:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/18:12 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/18:04 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/17:59 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/17:57 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/17:53 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/17:51 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/17:50 Kihtan:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-05/11:00 Hagbard:  Fairland, remember to register for the tournament.

  09-05/10:10 Hagbard:  Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Bulgaria, tells about Hnefatafl in the scientific TV magazine Epohata na Vodoleya:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i_guzbRIxk

  09-04/14:36 Ozgen97:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-04/14:35 Ozgen97:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-03/04:17 gokstad:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-02/15:11 Hagbard:  Enjoy Steiger's video of tafl sets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I69VLnYiGGs

  09-02/10:53 Thanir:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  09-01/22:45 Hagbard:  yes

  09-01/20:39 Agmundr:  I hope to join this historical battlefield soon. Have some work that have to been done first. Is it the 14th. that is the last chance?

  09-01/17:26 Hagbard:  Agmundr, Torc, auren, kAAgEE, Aluric, you've been practising the Copenhagen lately, do we see you at the tournament?

  08-31/21:54 jrton80:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-31/21:23 Hagbard:  I heard them on youtube now. Heavy stuff. The comments are good too, "My goldfish heard that song and it transformed into a shark".

  08-31/21:05 OdinHimself:  Varyags of Miklagaard set out from Svitjod's shores with dreams of fame and gold! They were loyal warriors that's the oath they gave - to protect the emperor even to a violent grave! Miklagaard was their home for twenty years or more, they had their axes, spears and swords in service of the emperor. Their loyality was always firm, they kept their given word, on these southern battlefields their northern war cries roared!... and so on Hagbard, you should listen more to Amon Amarth's songs lol.

  08-31/20:39 Hagbard:  A wild history! Miklagard means "the Big City" (Konstantinopel).

  08-31/20:31 OdinHimself:  Next group should be named Miklagard. We, Bulgarians, have lots of revenge to do against Byzantines. Also Harald Hardrada fought with his crew against our forces... "Blind, but still ferocious, Peter Delyan resumed command of the Bulgarians and led them into the final battle against Michael’s forces, which included 500 Varangians under the leadership of 26-year old prince Harald. Norse sagas call Harald “the devastator of Bulgaria”, detailing his victory over the fierce Bulgarian army, led into battle by their blind, wild-bearded king, riding a warhorse and wielding an enormous sword. The fate of Peter Delyan is not known, but he likely perished in this final stand against the Byzantines."

  08-31/18:00 Hagbard:  Slavic speaking players will notice why the Kiev Rus state was called "Gàrtharíki". It's the Slavonic word goroda, towns, Gàrtharíki meaning "the country of towns". This area had in Viking age remarkably many, large towns, very unusual for that time.

  08-31/17:40 Hagbard:  (As Markland is a group name in honour of our American friends. It's the Viking name for the area north of Vinland)

  08-31/17:38 Hagbard:  (By the way, I guess you've discovered the group name Gàrtharíki is in honour of the East European players. It's the Viking name for the Kiev Rus state)

  08-31/17:23 Hagbard:  Thanks for sending your thoughts to Adam. But I did speak with him, he's busy this year but will instead be the umpire of the tournament!

  08-31/17:00 OdinHimself:  Hagbard you forgot to add Adam on the missing names list.

  08-31/08:56 Hagbard:  Introduction to the "Brandubh weak-throne line 7x7" test tournament:
The Brandubh 7x7 balance is very thouroughly measured to +1.34
To see if it is possible to have a better balance for Brandubh, the protective power of the throne is weakened a bit:
On the throne the king must as before be surrounded by 4 attackers. But next to the throne, the king can now be killed by one attacker against the throne.

  08-31/08:46 Hagbard:  casshern won the Skalk strong-corners 9x9 test tournament. Not enough test games to be sure, but the games give a hint that the rules are too unbalanced towards black. If so, then this is yet another way in which "Skalk rules" don't work.

  08-30/18:53 Hagbard:  16 days registering still open for the World Championship 2017. These names are missing on the list, among others:
Herjan, Crust, Sigurd, Tonythebook, Vonraider, Fairland, Agmundr, Mykle, Aluric, imaxuncut, Anto2016, Tamarisco, Torc, kAAgEE, Ded Fomich, cyningstan, Oddur, mmagari, Freyja, Helfrich, dayvigco, zagtharr23, bfelker, HotFudge, auren, Calidesert

  08-30/15:34 Brench:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-30/14:42 Hagbard:  If the World Championship were to start now, the Round 1 groups would be:
Group Markland:
Steiger, AreVidar, casshern, DoktorKarlsrud, tomsavini, Marcin
Group Gàrtharíki:
OdinHimself, Tuireann, Thanir, Fraech, JKRS, emabear35
Group Vinland:
altti, Kratzer, MrTopom, bigwurm91, Rasmusruge
Group Fornebei:
jrton80, animals, epm180, Hagbard, Lbalassone
Group Jórvik:
edmond-dantes, xerxes, sqAree, Waegn, Patterson

  08-26/14:22 Rasmusruge:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-25/13:06 Hagbard:  Large forum opened three days for new registerings.

  08-25/10:25 Hagbard:  Until now we have for the Championship tournament 26 players from 13 countries, 6 USA states, 3 continents.
There's no limit to number of players, as the players are split in groups, so come on and join the party!

  08-24/19:16 Marcin:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-23/17:19 Hagbard:  A short introduction to the "Skalk 5thrones 9x9" test tournament:
The Ockelbo runestone showed what appears to be a tafl game with 5 king's squares (center and corners).
No good setup with historical rules has ever been found for such a game; the best one until now is the Expomedia with balance -1.72
We've already in vain tested all possible setups with corners as they're traditionally described in modern literature, that is king captured against a corner by one enemy piece.
This test tournament gives the corners identical power as the throne, in real a simplification of the board, 5 identical king's squares ("5 thrones").
Effectively the rules are just like before, only the king cannot anymore be captured against a corner.
So: King captured from 2 sides except in center, wins in corner, cannot be captured when next to a corner.

  08-21/16:02 Lbalassone:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-15/23:16 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard When will you create the Tawlbwrdd variant I offered you (Tawlbwrdd rules + Black can't cross over the throne)?

  08-14/09:50 Hagbard:  casshern won the Skalk Lewis diamond test tournament.

  08-13/11:47 Hagbard:  thanks!

  08-13/11:34 edmond-dantes:  Hagbard ;I found that Bersek is an interesting game

  08-13/11:31 edmond-dantes:  Interesting to me is what their results will be :)

  08-13/11:31 Hagbard:  Each year some (to us) new and unknown names have participated. Last year fx. bigwurm91 was unknown but even made it to the top final.
MrTopom is from France, DoktorKarlsrud from Norway, JKRS from Germany, emabear35 from UK and tomsavini from Italy.

  08-13/11:19 edmond-dantes:  Strangely, three players will play the championship without having played any Copenhagen game. Exclude tomsavini that stands with their real name. Can i know the others from which country they are?

  08-10/09:05 Hagbard:  Thanks. Championship tournament postponed till start September 15th, if no objections.

  08-08/21:41 Hagbard:  Notice the Play Live mode. This was the only way to play on this site until November 2011; only crust, Adam, Kratzer and my self remember those days.
The mode functions as it did then, with very similar time limits.
You have time to calmly play your game, five minutes to find a difficult move, and yet the timing ensures that the game in total does not take too long.
A useful mode, but at the moment only edmond-dantes, casshern and I use it.

  08-08/15:25 Hagbard:  Personally I like the Historical Hnefatafl on all the boards, except 7x7 Ard Ri which may not be the proper one found yet.
The Saami 9x9 board is a bit too small for a tournament, in my opinion.
The larger boards 13x13 and 15x15 give longer games, which is a problem on the internet where things take weeks or sometimes months...
So I would try the Tawlbwrdd 11x11; or possibly after all the 13x13 to get a more complex play.

  08-08/15:09 Ded Fomich:  @Hagbard What are your thoughts in general about the Historical Hnefatafl tournament? What tafl variant are you going to use? Saami Tablut?

  08-08/07:42 Steiger:  15.IX - no problem

  08-08/05:21 sqAree:  Yes please, 15.9. is nice!

  08-08/00:22 tomsavini:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-07/22:32 OdinHimself:  I'm ok with 15.09. Hagbard. No problems at all.

  08-07/20:46 Hagbard:  It is such a nice summer weather now, as for Denmark we've had lots of cold days this summer, too.
Would it be an idea to postpone the beginning of the Championship a couple of weeks till, say, September 15th?

  08-07/19:42 Hagbard:  If the World Championship were to start now, the Round 1 groups would be:
Group Jórvik:
Kratzer, Tuireann, casshern, MrTopom, DoktorKarlsrud, bigwurm91
Group Gàrtharíki:
OdinHimself, xerxes, epm180, Hagbard, Patterson, JKRS
Group Vinland:
Steiger, AreVidar, edmond-dantes, altti, Waegn, emabear35
Group Fornebei:
jrton80, animals, sqAree, Thanir, Fraech

  08-07/13:21 Hagbard:  Welcome to Tom Savini!

  08-07/11:08 Steiger:  Добро пожаловать, Том! Твоё здоровье! Skål!

  08-07/09:23 OdinHimself:  One more viking warrior joined us today! Welcom Tom Savini from Italy! Skal!

  08-07/04:20 bigwurm91:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-06/01:20 Steiger:  @Plantagenet, do you like late Darkthrone?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4wD-ldD4g0

  08-06/01:15 Steiger:  But, unfortunately, it doesn't impress me anymore

  08-06/01:07 Steiger:  Ha ha ha! You're a horrible man, you know it?;-)

  08-05/23:52 Plantagenet:  Yes, I like Black Metal and other stuffs alike. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQFIpCgN63A .

  08-05/22:23 Steiger:  @Plantagenet Do you really like raw black metal or you just trying to shine with your wit?

  08-05/17:06 Hagbard:  I like Kalabalik better, it's medieval music.

  08-05/16:57 Plantagenet:  @OdinHimself @Hagbard What do you think about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWcFYiRWgFw ? For white or for black side of Hnefatafl?

  08-04/14:12 Bulgarian Lion:  Deregisters from the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-04/14:11 Bulgarian Lion:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-04/13:51 emabear35:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-04/13:50 emabear35:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  08-04/12:14 Hagbard:  27 days registering still open for the World Championship 2017. These names are missing on the list, among others:
Herjan, Crust, Adam, Sigurd, Bigwurm91, Tonythebook, Vonraider, Fairland, Agmundr, Mykle, Aluric, Brench, Marcin, imaxuncut, Anto2016, Tamarisco, Torc, kAAgEE, Ded Fomich, cyningstan, Oddur, mmagari, Freyja, Helfrich, dayvigco

  08-03/21:08 Hagbard:  Hagbard won the Sea battle tafl 15x15 tournament.

  08-03/01:10 Hagbard:  The Skalk Lewis diamond 11x11 test tournament: as Tablut and Tawlbwrdd, but the king wins in corner.

  07-30/18:57 edmond-dantes:  Game with white and black

  07-30/12:02 Plantagenet:  @edmond-dantes What do you mean by "games must always be colorful"?

  07-30/09:51 Hagbard:  Right after the World Championship comes a Berserker tournament all against all. Then we could try the knock-out idea perhaps with a Historical Hnefatafl tournament and perhaps find a Historical Master?

  07-29/23:56 edmond-dantes:  The idea is Knock-out not bad but two games in two colors

  07-29/23:53 edmond-dantes:  But an Knock-out tournament can be created after the World Championship Tournament 2017

  07-29/23:47 edmond-dantes:  When it comes to an official, rating tournament, games must always be colorful

  07-29/23:19 Hagbard:  I'm afraid it does. Black and white are two completely different games.

  07-29/22:58 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard No, if you really consider the game well balanced, the asymmetry of the game doesn't matter.

  07-29/20:43 Hagbard:  I see what you mean. Were it chess I'd go with it. But an asymmetric game like this has to play both colors to get to a meaningful result.

  07-29/19:00 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard As you don't want to create a Knock-out tournament, you could create an All-in-all system but with only a single game between each player. Each player could play simultaneously a single game against everyone. It would reduce the huge number of matches.

  07-29/16:59 OdinHimself:  I'm glad you like it! :) I know it is an aggressive musical genre, but it has a lot of energy and the lyrics fit perfectly to Defenders. Thumbs up!

  07-29/09:41 Hagbard:  A hnefatafl song! And it takes place on the 11x11 board.

  07-28/23:43 altti:  @odinhimself: the lyrics mirror the plot of the movie "the 13th warrior"

  07-28/15:28 JKRS:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-28/12:07 OdinHimself:  A song dedicated to The King and the Defenders in Hnefatafl!!! 13 shields blessed with Fury And Fire!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_P0rG37WtE&feature=youtu.be

  07-27/20:40 DoktorKarlsrud:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-26/18:07 edmond-dantes:  Well done to scottdegenh

  07-26/18:06 edmond-dantes:  Understood

  07-26/16:57 Hagbard:  That's because it's scottdegenh's first game ever. Rating points are reduced when the opponent is a newcomer.

  07-26/16:53 edmond-dantes:  In my game with scottdegenh I do not have a rating despite the moves ?

  07-25/23:37 Hagbard:  The simplest is that all games are rated, except when the balance is not known.

  07-25/23:31 Hagbard:  Chairman Tim Millar, anomalocharis AT hotmail DOT com

  07-25/19:42 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard May you create the "Rated/Not rated" button? We could tick/untick the button for a rated or unrated game. What do you think about?

  07-25/17:43 edmond-dantes:  Hagbard Will you give me a contact email?
Do you have any posts in the Federation?
How and with whom I can contact the Hnefatafl Federation?

  07-24/21:41 Hagbard:  New in gallery: photos of a 3700 year old Greek board game!

  07-22/22:48 Hagbard:  2 moves from each side are needed, 4 in all.

  07-22/20:18 edmond-dantes:  In case of inactivity afterwards

  07-22/20:16 edmond-dantes:  How many moves are needed at the beginning to count a rating?

  07-22/17:25 Fraech:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-21/21:23 Hagbard:  New in gallery: Nyborg medieval market, Denmark.

  07-21/11:29 Hagbard:  Just a small info: July 24th the webhotel updates from PHP5 to PHP7. At a similar large update in 2015, a disaster happened as the large forum all vanished. Luckily the forum posts were saved and reinserted. This time the transition is expected to run ok catiously prepared.
After the update, everything should run even faster.

  07-21/11:28 Hagbard:  I put an answer in the forum.

  07-20/20:05 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard What do you think about Knock-out system for tournaments?

  07-16/10:56 Hagbard:  casshern won the Tablut 13x13 (Nielsen) test tournament.

  07-15/23:17 Thanir:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-14/20:37 OdinHimself:  Thanks Patterson

  07-14/10:18 Hagbard:  casshern won the Sea battle diamond 11x11 tournament.

  07-13/19:46 Patterson:  @Hagbard  Thanks so much!

  07-13/19:46 Patterson:  @OdinHimself I really like the board design.

  07-13/19:43 Hagbard:  @Patterson: it's ok, your registering is noted! See you at the tournament!

  07-13/19:40 Patterson:  I would like to register for the 2017 Tournament, but for the of life me I do not see a "enter" buttons as described.  Assistance please?  Thank you!

  07-13/18:47 edmond-dantes:  This will reduce the chance of manipulative results

  07-13/18:45 edmond-dantes:  Yes, the championship may be more exciting with a Knock-out system instead of All against all

  07-13/17:19 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard Sorry, I don't join any Championship because the game's rules don't please me and the overall way of playing neither. I don't like the All against all, I prefer the Knock-out system. It's better to play a single game against one person until the final round. If you answer me it will take too much time, I'll answer that you can create games of 1 or 2 days only per move. What do you think about?

  07-13/16:53 OdinHimself:  Thanks bro! I'm glad at least one player liked it. Anyway I'll try to do my best!

  07-13/09:25 Steiger:  Great design! I love it!

  07-12/21:20 OdinHimself:  Just copy/paste and see if you like my new project for the World Championship board. Just bare in mind this is only a project, the real board should look much better... ;)

  07-12/21:18 OdinHimself:  https://s17.postimg.org/5gvcblyxr/19911682_685954191595272_2027092876.jpg

  07-12/21:16 OdinHimself:  [url=https://postimg.org/image/xtqu22knv/][img]https://s17.postimg.org/5gvcblyxr/19911682_685954191595272_2027092876.jpg[/img][/url]

  07-12/14:53 Hagbard:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-11/22:52 Hagbard:  Large forum is opened three days for new registering.

  07-11/18:19 Hagbard:  I'll note it on the todolist.
By the way I saw that you're leading the playtaflonline rating list, and you're also no. 2 on the rating list here, topped it for years. You should really try and join the World Championships some day!

  07-10/21:49 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard I only spoke about a Tawlbwrdd variant, not a Copenhagen one. And I only ask the addition of this following rule: Black can't cross over the throne. I don't ask for the white-friendly throne. 
Can you do that, please?

  07-10/20:52 Hagbard:  - or I could open access to the Plantagenet Hnefatafl again; if I don't remember wrong then it has the features.

  07-09/21:14 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard May you create a variant of Tawlbwrdd where black couldn't cross over the throne, please? I only demand that. You can disable the rating. Thanks.

  07-09/09:01 MrTopom:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-07/23:37 Waegn:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-07/12:28 Hagbard:  A big thank you to the test players for your patience with testing the two "Nielsen" setups.
I put a summary in the forum:
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=904#p904

  07-07/11:31 OdinHimself:  I was reviewing some of Herjan's games in Archives section. Well, there's only one word I can say. Respect! This viking has an unique playing style based on intelect and well-meassured aggression. His games flow soft and joyful like no one elses. It is a pleasure to fight aginst such wise and mighty opponent! Skal jarl Herjan!

  07-05/23:13 Hagbard:  5 more games added to the Hull replays (tournament 84).

  07-05/19:09 sqAree:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-05/18:10 OdinHimself:  @Hagbard It will be like on Dragonheelslair where it has an option called Random. There is an element of surprise and it is going to be  kind of a cahllenge, especially for players who love to play only with same coloured teams...

  07-05/09:06 Hagbard:  But who would accept an invitation with unknown color?

  07-04/11:20 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard No, in that case, I choose which game I want while I want nobody chooses. I want there's a surprise for both players.

  07-04/10:22 Hagbard:  casshern won the Tablut 15x15 (Nielsen) test tournament.

  07-03/21:23 Hagbard:  you could simply invite as black or white randomly, then you'll have games of both sorts

  07-03/11:14 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard No, I mean... black or white will be randomly assigned to the players. That's to say, players don't know which color they will get.

  07-03/08:00 casshern:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-03/02:43 Tuireann:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-02/23:32 Hagbard:  I guess it means a random initial setup? Our tests, however, have shown how heavily the setups influence the game balances.

  07-02/16:37 Kratzer:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-02/16:21 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard Could you create the option: "Random beginning"?

  07-01/18:52 epm180:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-01/17:42 altti:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-01/11:40 xerxes:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-01/10:48 animals:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-01/08:36 edmond-dantes:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  07-01/08:04 OdinHimself:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  06-30/23:06 AreVidar:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  06-30/20:10 jrton80:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  06-30/20:10 jrton80:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  06-30/18:44 Steiger:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  06-30/18:01 test1:  Deregisters from the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  06-30/18:01 test1:  Registers for the World Championship Tournament 2017.

  06-30/07:45 OdinHimself:  Skal!!!

  06-29/22:11 Steiger:  Thank you, Fairland!

  06-29/15:49 Fairland:  Steiger and odinhimself: I love the boards you guys have designed. They are truly works of art.

  06-27/12:13 Hagbard:  Newspaper today: The Danish word "hygge" is registered in the new edition of Oxford English Dictionary:
http://www.bt.dk/danmark/hygge-er-nu-et-officielt-engelsk-ord

  06-27/11:42 Hagbard:  July 1st will be opened for registering for the World Championship Tournament 2017, tournament to start Sep. 1st. Registering through July and August, by and large you can register up till the last moment before Sep. 1st, but of course planning is easier when the names are known earlier.
The plan is to run the tournament like this:
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4&start=40#p893
and besides that to run certain other regular tournaments after this scheme:
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4&start=50#p896

  06-27/09:44 OdinHimself:  Tangail in Sindarin or Sandastan in Kuenian dialect means Shieldwall. For Tolkien fans who love Copenhagen hnefatafl... like me. :)

  06-26/19:11 Steiger:  :-) 13th riddle is good too!

  06-26/17:55 Hagbard:  Good riddle! I couldn't have guessed it; I googled the answer.

  06-26/17:50 Hagbard:  Thanks! Icelandic language.

  06-26/16:16 Steiger:  @Hagbard: it's 12'th riddle of Gestumblindi from Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks:
Hverir eru þeir þegnar,
er ríða þingi at
sáttir allir saman;
lýða sína
senda þeir lönd yfir
at byggja bólstaði?

  06-26/15:55 edmond-dantes:  Hello everyone I had a small problem with the forum but now everything is fine

  06-26/15:53 edmond-dantes:  ..

  06-26/13:50 Hagbard:  An update in the forum about upcoming World Tournament.

  06-26/13:49 Hagbard:  Where is the verse from?

  06-26/07:28 Steiger:  Who are those thanes
who ride to the thing,
peaceful together?
Across the land
they send their men
to seek a home for themselves.

  06-25/15:59 OdinHimself:  Today me and Lubo (edmont dantes) played two games of Hnefatafl Copenhagen at the local town park Hisarlaka. This was the first time I played live against tafl player who wasn't just introduced to the game and have had some experience. We used the big board with the hand made wooden pieces and the feeling was great. It had an atmosphere that can't be felt infront of the computer screen. Lubo officialy agreed and became the first active member of Hnefatafl sporting club "Odin"! Cheers!!!

  06-23/20:09 Steiger:  Oh! thank you very much, I'm  glad to know it =)

  06-23/18:56 OdinHimself:  Steiger is one I'm proud of!!!

  06-23/12:03 Hagbard:  New in photo gallery: Hnefatafl set of Steiger.
New in link page: PixMedia interview with Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"):
http://pixelmedia.bg/%D0%BB%D1%8A%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82-%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%85-%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B8/

  06-23/12:02 Hagbard:  Tuireann won the Brandubh throneless test tournament.

  06-22/23:50 Hagbard:  Registering for the forum open for three days. Edmont Dantes, please try again.

  06-22/18:50 OdinHimself:  Hagbard could you please check why edmont dantes is not able to post in the forum. He allerted me about some problem with his pasword and nickname. Thanks.

  06-22/01:55 Casshern:  Just a quick thought regarding the World Championships. I like poker and I follow the world series of poker every year. Like talf, there are many different poker games (variants). So for 1 month during the world series of poker they have 50+ tournaments of different games/variants, culminating with the Main Event, which is always texas hold'em. I would say that Copenhagen is our Main Event. But it would be nice to have tournaments of other popular talf games. Copenhagen, Tawlbwrdd, Sea Battle, Fetlar, Berserk, Tablut, Ard Ri, etc. Each tournament can be run at different times depending on number of players and number of rounds. At the world series of poker, the player who does the best overall is named the Player of the Year. The winner of Copenhagen would be the World Champion and we could have a triathlon winner, similar to player of the year. This is just a thought that I had. Some players may enjoy playing other variants more that Copenhagen, however I think that Copenhagen should decide the World Championship.

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Photo gallery.
Tønsberg Middelaldersfestival

Comment from Damian Walker's site:

Hi

We are planning a memerioal Tournament for the late Peter Kelly who was the architect in developing the Fetlar Rules. Provsionally set for 21st October at Fetlar hall. There will be both Junior and Senior catgories as well as a Junior v senior champoin match. Finals will be played using real vikings from Shetland Up Helly Aa squads as pieces ! You can keep up to date on the latest information about the tournament at http://www.fetlar.org/hnefatafl-world-championship.

The rules used will of course be the Fetlar rules using the speed Hnefatafl format that Peter also developed, where players have to move before the strike of a gong struck at quite short intervals !

We would love to see anyone who can make it.

Robert Thomson - 13:50, 10/08/2017

Update Sep 1:
2017 Peter Kelly Memorial Championship.
This event is confirmed for Saturday the 21st of October. ... Full details of the event to follow, but provision start time is 1130am we will also be posting some clarifications to the rules regarding Quickplay Hnefatafl.

Updated information about the Hull Hnefatafl tournament 17th June 2017:
Hull's First Hnefatafl Tournament Has a Winner!
Hull 2017 Matches All On-line.
Congratulations to David Lonsdale ("Animals"), Peterborough, UK.
Replay the games here (tournament 84).

International tafl master Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Bulgaria, tells about Hnefatafl in the scientific TV magazine Epohata na Vodoleya, Bulgarian TV September 2017.

Darius Trimegiste tells about Hnefatafl on Lofoten, Norway, August 2017.

Logo: Adam Bartley.

World Tafl Federation on facebook.

Notice the collection of photos on the Facebook site.

Hnefatafl is also known by the names Nefatavl, The King's Table, The Viking Game, Viking Chess, Tablut or simply Tafl.
History of this site.
Comments on Hnefatafl.
The origin of the Viking board game Hnefatafl and the Berserk rules.
Links to more information on the Viking board game Hnefatafl.

Viking word of wisdom: The Hávamál.

Здесь можно играть в тавлеи и против компьютера, и против людей. Можно использовать кириллицу.

Many thanks to Gary and Christa (Germany), Ludovic Antoine, Nikolas Lloyd, Sten Helmfrid, Olga Mudrichenko, Dmitrij Polovinkin, John C. Ashton, Tim Millar, Adam Barkley, Nicolas Cartier, Gregory Binns, Fabio Capello, Rene Gralla, Damian Walker and Olli Salmi for their contribution to this site. And not least the more than 400 players the world over who played here more than 15000 real tafl games humans against humans and thus created a vast, practical experience with this intriguing, historical board game.

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