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Tafl against the computer.
January 26th 2020 at 19:30 in Bulgarian National Television channel 2: Hnefatafl International Master Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Bulgaria, tells about Hnefatafl:
Watch the program here!
Coming tournaments:
Historical Hnefatafl 11x11 (Welsh Tawlbwrdd), starting Jan. 3rd 2020.
Unst Alea Evangelii 19x19, starting Jan. 17th 2020.
Tim Millar, UK, told about how the Alea 19x19 is played on the Shetland island Unst. Not passed on from ancient time, but probably invented by the people there recently. They've faced the same problem, how to possibly play the 19x19 with the setup illustrated in the old English document. The Unst solution is that the four "variegated men" are defenders which must be captured from 3 sides, but otherwise they are normal defenders. On the board here those four defenders are marked "C". The king is captured from 4 sides and wins in corner as in Fetlar. So far we found a balance of +1.20 but need more experience with this idea.
Alea Berserk 17x17 (Martens) test, starting Feb. 1st 2020.
Luk Martens ("Masterluke") modified Adam Bartley's Alea Berserk 19x19 into:
Alea Berserk 17x17 with berserk, historical king (i.e. weak) winning on edge, commanders, Bartley's variegated men and a new piece: guards. We tried eleven games and it seems to work, but a test tournament will tell. Martens describes the game here.
Go to the Play Tafl Against Humans page to join; the invitation is open for 7 days.
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  01-22/08:19 Hagbard:  The day is 1 hour longer!

  01-19/11:32 Masterluke:  Testing game rules are slightly altered, after Hagbard and I concluded it was too favourable for black, see: http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=118&p=1250#p1250

  01-16/23:29 Hagbard:  The variegated men, a guess: Number of blacks are twice the number of whites, so the variegated are more likely to be captured by black and thus more likely to favor black, just a guess.

  01-16/19:19 Masterluke:  Yes, I know... just wondering... :)

  01-16/11:04 Hagbard:  But they are the same as in the Alea Berserk Bartley.

  01-16/10:26 Masterluke:  What about the variegated men? Hard to say if they favor black or white, I guess?

  01-16/09:53 Hagbard:  At the same time the guards also make it easier not only for white but also for black, since 4 defenders are now unarmed.

  01-16/09:07 Masterluke:  To my surprise, I see there's already a test-version of Alea Berserk Martens! Because in real life, there are very few people I know to play with or are even interested in board games... Pitty I'm not skilled in programming, so could write an AI-game to play against... So many thanks to Hagbard! Let's see how this works out (or not).

  01-16/07:07 Hagbard:  And more pieces on the board: easier for black.

  01-16/06:14 Hagbard:  And wins on edge: easier for white.

  01-15/23:37 Hagbard:  Yes that's a fourth: No throne: easier for black.

  01-15/19:26 Masterluke:  @Hagbard: you're right about that. The only way to find out is testing and playing. But I thought: here ar so many experienced players with an opinion... I also like its 'thronelessness' like in the sea-battle variants, which are the most balanced...

  01-15/18:32 Hagbard:  Perhaps some players could at first try the Masterluke variant IRL against family and friends? Compared to the Bartley Alea Berserk: 17x17 board: easier for white, king captured from 2 sides: easier for black, added guards: easier for white. It's hard to predict a balance.

  01-15/16:44 Masterluke:  @Hagbard: Eventually the king must come out from between his guards to reach the edge? It is then the attacker should react... But maybe you're right and there should be an extra rule included regarding the guards... I got them from boardgamegeek and I found them very interesting...

  01-15/16:34 Hagbard:  Can the four guards stay on the king's four neighbour squares? When doing so, the king is isolated from all other pieces and can not be captured but only surrounded.

  01-15/15:56 Masterluke:  Hey you all, maybe you should look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxFkeBHIarg&feature=youtu.be
Yes, I designed another Tafl game. I posted already a thread about this last week, see http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=118
Fishbreath tested it already and he thought it to be fascinating and engaging.
I don't know, maybe it needs some testing. I'm hoping some day sooner or later I get the chance to produce it for real, I mean no computer game.

  01-14/11:27 Agmundr:  @Steiger: No problem my friend! 🍻 I have problems writing when using my phone too in Playtaflonline. Let's rock! \m/

  01-13/18:08 Steiger:  Salute, Agmundr! Sorry, I can't write messages on playtafl. Glad to play with you again. When I fix my computer machine, then will be more games.

  01-13/09:53 Hagbard:  Reminds of the buffalo scene in Dances with Wolves -

  01-13/05:52 Hagbard:  If that were true, it would no doubt be a very un-eskimoic thing to do in arctic area with so scarce ressources, and probably make the people extremely unpopular.

  01-13/00:41 ChaolAibhne:  Overhunting of walrus ivory, prized for luxury items such as tafl pieces, may explain the mysterious disappearance of Greenland's Norse colonies in the 15th century. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200106103457.htm

  01-12/12:19 OdinHimself:  @Agmundr: In the name of Odin, yes!!! :)

  01-12/11:47 Agmundr:  @OdinHimself: Hi! I have accepted odin's invitation to play Copenhagen Hnefatafl at http://beta.playtaflonline.com, do you want to play the game my Viking Brother? 🍻

  01-11/08:36 L716:  Wow, right at the morning. Thank you, Hagbard!

  01-11/07:33 Hagbard:  fixed

  01-10/23:02 Hagbard:  Will be fixed tomorrow!

  01-10/21:36 Masterluke:  Attention: when playing the Unst version of Alea Evangelli, which is now in testing process, something goes wrong: the hirdman (C) should only be captured by 3 sides. This is also mentioned underneath the game board. As I'm playing with Jrton80 right now I was able to capture a hirdman 2-sides. This happened twice; but the first time it was against the edge, so I thought this was normal... The second time however, I could capture a C-man in the middle of the field with 2 pieces. I guess something's wrong with the game-play here?

  01-10/08:15 Hagbard:  The Berserk Master tourn. finished, and L716, Jrton80 and Bogd khan all got 9 points. However, in the "sub-tournament" among those three alone, the points are Bogd Khan: 3 pt., L716: 2 pt. and Jrton80: 1 pt. So the result is #1 Casshern, #2 Bogd Khan, #3 L716 and #4 Jrton80.

  01-08/22:01 Hagbard:  Full scale reconstruction of the Viking Age royal hall in Lejre, Denmark. Article and video!
https://www.tv2lorry.dk/lejre/enormt-vikingebyggeri-star-snart-klar-og-far-royal-indvielse

  01-03/17:06 Hagbard:  Hi Malte, the tournament is open and you're welcome to join, just tick the "Tournament 151"

  01-03/17:01 Malte:  Hi, I’m new to this site (joined after Christmas, played 5 games of Copenhagen 11x11) and just saw the Tournament 151 invitation. Are these tournaments open for anybody, how are they organized?

  01-03/10:09 Hagbard:  An evaluation of the WTF tourn.:
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=1238#p1238

And many thanks to Dmitry Pashkov, Russia, for kindly offering the fine tournament prize!!!

  01-02/15:01 Hagbard:  New in gallery: Luk Martens sent photo of a game set for the Alea Berserk!

  01-02/07:37 Hagbard:  The day is 8 minutes longer!

  01-01/13:17 OdinHimself:  Be happy, tafl warriors!!! Let Odin fill your nets with herring, let Thor give you strength and Tyr courage, let your horns and cups will always be full with mead and your hearts with honour and pride! Fight with passion, lose with dignity and win with glory, this is our viking code!

  01-01/11:30 branan:  Happy new year everybody. I wish you the best for 2020!

  01-01/08:28 Hagbard:  The most active players 2019:
Jrton80 714 games
Masterluke 553 games
Hnefihunter 396 games
branan 384 games
ChaolAibhne 367 games
xerxes 322 games
Agmundr 288 games
casshern 267 games
Ded Fomich 259 games
L716 243 games
Bogd Khan 226 games
unhandyandy 224 games

  12-31/20:08 Jrton80:  @ChaolAibhne but like I said - canceling or going back to Check your games will clear that - What can I say I am in Technical support - I's all about finding workarounds!

  12-30/23:20 Hagbard:  Casshern won the Berserk Master tournament! #2 not known yet.

  12-30/08:06 Hagbard:  Thank you for the observations! It's a complicated part of the game engine.

  12-29/04:00 Bogd Khan:  I remember in this move I wanted to move b8-b10 and something strange happened and took the both warriors with the other piece.Maybe because I canceled the move several times...but never mind, well deserved win for L716. Just need to take care when canceling moves in Berserk games :))

  12-29/02:32 ChaolAibhne:  I'm now wondering if an odd thing I've seen during actual play of Berserk might be related: if you try a move that captures a piece but then make a different move, the piece that had been captured will be restored but will be overlaid with the three horizontal bars that signify a capture. Perhaps that's indicative of something erroneous being written to the game record.

  12-29/00:30 Jrton80:  er...without canceling....

  12-29/00:29 Jrton80:  @Hagbard I have seen a lot of goofy things on Replay in Berserker - it usually happens if you are testing moves and try multiple things with canceling ot going back to check your games. it is only when you test a move, then click on another piece that the replay seems to have an issue

  12-28/20:07 ChaolAibhne:  I thought I should raise the issue if there was a flaw in the game engine, but I was sorry if that would upset the course of the game. So I'm relieved to hear that it hasn't.

  12-28/15:22 Hagbard:  Thank you! This says something about where to search for the bug. And that the game was played correctly.

  12-28/13:56 L716:  e11 was not captured in the game

  12-28/13:53 L716:  Additional information: in the game itself moves were shown correctly. This strange thing exists only in replay

  12-28/07:00 Hagbard:  It must be a flaw in the game engine.

  12-28/04:46 ChaolAibhne:  In the L716 / Bogd khan game from the current Berserk Masters tournament how is move 45 a valid berserker run? It seems to me that d10 can move to b10 to capture b9 or move to d11 to capture e11, but that the only way to capture both is by means of an intermediate capture that links them – but there is none. Have I misunderstood something or is there a flaw in the game engine?

  12-27/23:25 Jrton80:  I am happy with my 9 wins there - usually I am lucky to be able to play 500 ball, I seem to do better with the Berserker

  12-27/09:01 Hagbard:  The day is 2 minutes longer!

  12-27/08:44 Hagbard:  Lead in Berserk: Casshern 10 pt.

  12-24/12:22 OdinHimself:  https://i.postimg.cc/7LWVSynJ/80757189-2302872436671125-6991039849633415168-n.jpg

  12-24/12:22 OdinHimself:  [url=https://postimg.cc/TyngXFST][img]https://i.postimg.cc/TyngXFST/80757189-2302872436671125-6991039849633415168-n.jpg[/img][/url]

  12-24/06:48 Hagbard:  The day is 1 minute longer!

  12-22/20:28 OdinHimself:  The shortest day - The black winter day. Amorphis, Finland, Tales from the thousand lakes (1994)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxG5pjI8wLk
Enjoy!

  12-22/19:02 Hagbard:  The shortest day is passed!

  12-22/10:44 Hagbard:  Congratulations to Mario for winning the Championship tournament!!
Thank you very much to all the tafl players who participated in the tournament! It has been very entertaining to see the games; in all three rounds is a multitude of clever tactics and strategy.
And thank you to Adam who did a fine job as the umpire!

  12-21/14:40 ChaolAibhne:  @Hagbard Thanks!

  12-21/14:39 Adam:  Speaking as umpire: Casshern is the winner of the Championship Final! Bogd Khan finsihes #2, Death #3 and Khan Asparukh #4. Congratulations to Casshern and the runners up, and thanks to everyone who took part. And thank you Hagbard for hosting another great tournament. Well done everyone for finishing before the holidays, have a great christmas and new year where ever you are.

  12-21/12:59 Hagbard:  http://aagenielsen.dk/berserk_rules.php

  12-21/11:24 ChaolAibhne:  Thanks @Hagbard, that's definitely better. Might I suggest one further tweak: moving the sections on capturing the king to before dealing with the berserker rule, so that all the information on the mechanics of capture is presented together.

  12-21/10:08 Hagbard:  @ChaolAibhne, good idea:
http://aagenielsen.dk/berserk_rules.php

  12-20/23:39 Hagbard:  All games in the World Championship tournament are completed.

  12-20/21:08 OdinHimself:  Congratulations to all medalists!!!

  12-20/21:01 Hagbard:  Bogd Khan and Death both won 3 points in the Championship Final.
Sonneborn-Berger scores are 9 for Bogd Khan and 5 for Death.

To umpire Adam:
Requested that Casshern won the Championship Final,
and that Bogd Khan is #2, Death #3 and Khan Asparukh #4.

  12-20/19:55 ChaolAibhne:  @Hagbard, I've just been surprised by having my king captured by 2 commanders in one of my first games of Berserk. I see now that this is indeed in the rules, but might I suggest that it's moved out of the section on how to win (where it might be overlooked) and into the section that is devoted to capturing.

  12-19/17:22 casshern:  Thank you, Lucho!! And thank you for the kind words!!

  12-18/18:33 OdinHimself:  Congratulations to casshern!

  12-18/16:39 Hagbard:  And Casshern is first to finish all games in Valhöll.

  12-18/09:45 Hagbard:  Looks like Casshern won the Valhöll Final! #2 not known yet.

  12-14/23:24 Hagbard:  Lead in Berserk: Jrton80 3 pt.

  12-13/09:06 xerxes:  Congratulations to Casshern.  I agree with all that Odinhimself has said.  Not only is Casshern a great player, but he plays with humility and it is always a pleasure to be beaten by him (well, nearly).

  12-13/07:39 L716:  So many great players and yet there is only three participants in Berserk Tournament. Don't rest on your laurels! Go and play, you lazy Masters!

  12-12/19:17 OdinHimself:  Although it's not a news, casshern really deserves applause. Here we have many great players, champions that have raised hnefatafl's level of development to new heights. Only few names to mention, though there are many more - Nath, crust, Plantagenet, Adam, Herjan, casshern - all of them great masters that have contributed to tafl knowledge and strategy. They all will be remembered, their names will shine like lit by fire metal shields on the wall of fame. I have to admit that I have never seen such complex and passionate player like casshern before and I think we all have learned from his genious. So, I raise my Bragarful to honor those who are worthy! Skal brothers!

  12-12/06:59 Hagbard:  Casshern won the Sea Tafl Master tournament and the Triathlon too!

  12-09/19:55 casshern:  @Bogd Khan: I always enjoy our games. I have been lucky in the past to escape the jaws of defeat, but not this time. A well deserved win. Well played, Sir!!!

  12-09/18:55 OdinHimself:  Good job Bogd!!! :) You're Bulgaria's pride!!! Skal!!!

  12-09/15:09 Bogd Khan:  Thank you Mario for all the games we've played and all the things I've learned from you! It's always a pleasure to play against the best. Waiting so long for such a win, especially on the World Championship final

  12-07/10:50 Hagbard:  Lead in Valhöll: Casshern 3 pt.

  12-06/15:02 Hagbard:  Lead in Sea: Chaolaibhne 16 pt.

  12-03/09:52 Hagbard:  Lead in Sea: Casshern 15 pt.

  11-30/18:20 Hagbard:  Most active player in Valhöll: Casshern

  11-28/18:08 cassio:  Thanx @Hagbard

  11-28/13:15 Hagbard:  When you don't use the second one, it disappears by itself in 30 days

  11-28/12:53 cassio:  It's so easy to register here at aagenielsen.dk, that I registered twice by accident. Now I'm trying to close the second account, but I can't find out how.

Can anyone help me?

  11-27/14:45 Bogd Khan:  Yes. In this case Casshern won the two games against the third in the tournament Hnefihunter and lost game against Mikkhal but Ded Fomich lost one of the games against Hnefihunter, won the two games with Mikkhal and that means Casshern won more games against opponents with better scores in the tournament. Thats the easiest way to follow the rule

  11-27/14:34 Hagbard:  "It is computed by summing the conventional score of each defeated opponent, and half the conventional score of each drawn opponent."

That's right, it improves the sum to beat strong players.

  11-27/14:16 mihkkal:  @Hagbard: This one? "Adding the sum of the conventional scores of the players he/she has defeated to half the sum of the conventional scores of those he/she has drawn against."
I'll admit I found that a bit hard to follow.
Does it in practice mean that a player gets a higher (N)SB score if they win/draw against a player that has won more often, than they do if they win/draw against a player that has lost more often?

  11-26/23:11 Hagbard:  First game completed in Valhöll: Casshern / Khan asparukh

  11-26/23:09 Hagbard:  Like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonneborn–Berger_score

  11-26/22:33 Mihkkal:  Congratulations to the winners! @Hagbard How is the Sonnenborn-Berger score calculated?

  11-26/14:50 Bogd Khan:  Amazing Master tournament with wonderful games. Congratulations to the winners!🍻

  11-26/12:08 Hagbard:  Lead in Sea: Chaolaibhne 4 pt.

  11-26/12:07 Hagbard:  Casshern won the Tablut Master tournament! A very close run it was, Casshern and Ded Fomich both got 28 points and also played even against each other. The Sonneborn-Berger scores, however, differed, 174 and 159.

  11-26/12:03 Hagbard:  A post about the Tablut tourn.:
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=1229#p1229

  11-24/08:03 Hagbard:  The players on the invitation list were active the latest 30 days.

  11-23/22:16 cassio:  @Plantagenet — It seems there are lots of people whose names don't show up. I was trying to invite @crust, but couldn't.

Why isn't the list complete? Anyone knows?

  11-22/09:45 Hagbard:  https://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2019-11-22-arkaeologer-finder-spor-af-1000-ar-gammelt-skib-i-norge

  11-20/17:54 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Casshern 27 pt.

  11-18/13:22 Plantagenet:  Yes but why aren't you on the list?

  11-18/01:12 Hagbard:  You'd play a game of Copenhagen?

  11-17/23:11 Plantagenet:  @Hagbard Why can't we invite you?

  11-17/15:52 cassio:  I never liked chess, but was taken by Tafl on first contact. The distinction made by   @L716 will have me thinking for a time...

  11-17/15:48 cassio:  Continuation:

As a beginner I do respect the experience and knowledge of whoever has more mileage, and will try to learn from it. From being a teacher I also know experienced people can (and should try to) learn from the less experienced. I’m just glad to be among people who feel that way. What I meant was just that!

Please, don't stay embarrassed by that. It’s a good thing!

  11-17/15:37 cassio:  @Casshern, you’re right — people is just people. Titles are just signs of what people have done, not of who they are. I didn't mean to cause embarrassment, and I won't use that word anymore.

But as I think any beginner should, I do look up to the experience

  11-17/09:46 branan:  @L716: I love your tafl definition! :)

  11-17/05:56 casshern:  @L716: Thank you! That’s why I enjoy this game so much. It is very simple. Spacing is name of the game.

@Steiger: Glad to hear from you, Alex! It is good to be busy. Hope all is well!

  11-16/22:24 Hagbard:  Yes it's a decision long back that the world champ. games are visible only when finished.
But the master games can be seen.

  11-16/14:44 ChaolAibhne:  It doesn't seem to be possible to follow the final games in progress. Is that deliberate?

  11-16/09:20 Steiger:  @casshern: Mario, I'm OK, but very busy.

  11-16/08:55 mihkkal:  @Ded Fomich: Thank you! And thank you for the good games.

  11-16/05:42 L716:  @casshern: "Not sure why cuz I am terrible at chess and most other strategy games".

Well, it's obvious. While chess is a game about pieces, tafl is a game about spaces between them :D

  11-16/05:17 casshern:  Lol. My mistake. Yes, Ded Fomich is awesome! The Tablut tournament has been a great one. But what happened to @Steiger? I always enjoy my Tablut games with him.

  11-16/02:38 cassio:  @Casshern too, but I meant @Ded Fomich, from whom the last response was...
Anyway:
Skál!

  11-16/00:57 casshern:  @Cassio: Thank you for the kind remarks. But please don’t call me great or master or anything along those lines. I am just a regular guy who happened to discover an awesome game called Hnefatafl and is good at it. Not sure why cuz I am terrible at chess and most other strategy games. There are many more intelligent, polite, and humble people here than me. Skál!

  11-15/23:24 cassio:  Great @Casshern!
Skál!
(I'm assuming that's a Viking greeting)

  11-15/20:16 cassio:  Sure, @Masterluke! I'll gladly accept yours too!

  11-15/20:11 Ded Fomich:  @Cassio Velkominn, félagi! One more viking on the board. Skál! Thank you, I’m at your service and at service of all the players here, I’m always open to invitations for Saami Tablut games. I saw so many upsets on this site, that’s one more reason why I love this game. I remember my first victory against top-rated player, it was very inspiring. @Masterluke, congratulations!

Let’s play each other fair pairs of games, regardless of rankings and titles, they are just numbers and letters. Even if you have sport ambitions, don’t fuss over your ratings like a child over a new toy, play games with everybody, behave like a champion.

About two weeks ago @Mihkkal (rating 1484 at the moment) smashed Ded Fomich (rating 1904 at the moment) in both Saami Tablut games — as attackers and as defenders. There’s no use searching for excuses, that time he was stronger, it was fair flawless victories. My congratulations to you too, Mikkel!

High-rated playes are people too, they often make mistakes, don’t hesitate to play with them and we’ll see more nice upsets (apologize for the pun) in the future.

I’m not a good stable player, but I have high rating at the moment. So what? I’m taking that as a joke of Óðinn =).

I’ll analyze those games when I’ll have enough time, so one can say that in that regard we both won, because we made each other stronger. Let’s keep playing and getting stronger together, gentlemen! Have fun!

  11-15/19:07 casshern:  @Plantagenet: B7 was a move I considered, but I think black is still winning. I also considered e3-i3. Black is probably still winning there too. It goes back to move 6 still. It means h7 was a wasted move. After h7, the pawn on e6 became a liability. King f5 on move 6 is best, I think. It activates both the e6 and e7 pawns and continues white attack of the right side of the board.

  11-15/13:37 Masterluke:  @cassio: Cheers! If you want to play again, don't hesitate to send an invitation... :)

  11-15/13:35 Plantagenet:  @casshern  How bad is the 6th move h7? You could have played 14th move b7 instead of ee5x.

  11-15/09:48 Steiger:  @cassio:Good words, glad that you're in tafl!

  11-15/06:52 OdinHimself:  @cassio: Skal!

  11-15/04:02 cassio:  Hi, everybody!

Sorry for the long post, folks. Can't help it.  

I'm quite new around here, and mostly known only by those who have played me in the Saami Tablut Tournament — my first. It's been hardly a month since I played my first Tafl game. Learned the rules in Adam Torkelson's YouTube channel (wish I could find him around here!)

Who cares, right? Well, I expected nobody would, but I was wrong. So I want to thank all of you guys for the warm welcome to all beginners, for the encouragement, and for the patience to endure us. At least that's what I got here.

I empathize with @ Masterluke (cheers!) for his joy in beating even only once a World Champion and top rank Master such as @ Casshern — I would certainly celebrate that (not there yet). But I cannot fail to see the Grand Master's humble sportsmanlike response. And to celebrate the openness and unpretentiousness of this community of Tafl enthusiasts! Hope to be an effective part of it. So thanks @ Casshern; thanks @ Ded fomich; thanks @Xerxes — so thank you all (can’t name everyone)! You too, @Masterluke — my first opponent here, who accepted my awkward, shy game invitation with this reply: “Don't worry, I’m learning too!”  A beautifully similar reply to what you just got from @ Casshern ...

Be proud, people! I am — and I’ve just got here!

  11-14/20:12 Hagbard:  Most active player in Valhöll: Death

  11-14/18:10 Hagbard:  It should not play a role. But if the system does not catch this situation, in the end the time can be manually calculated and the umpire decide about a timeout.

  11-14/17:30 Khan Asparukh:  @Hagbard I'm not sure, but I think in the game against Bogd Khan his time has not begun to flow.maybe because no move was made, but it should not play a role?

  11-13/21:25 MasterLuke:  @branan: Thx!

  11-13/19:05 branan:  GG Luke! :)

  11-13/18:47 casshern:  I also would not call myself a Master. Like you Masterluke, I am still improving and learning the game. I still make mistakes often. Even so, it is up to my opponent to capitalize on the advantage and close out the game. Which you did perfectly. As far as this game is concerned, like Plantagenet said g7-f7 is blocked by g9-g8. Essentially, the game was over after move 19, f1-f3, maybe even earlier. I should have moved e5-f5 on move 6, like I usually do, but I tried to create a path through with my pawns and Masterluke was able to block me for the victory.

  11-13/16:06 Masterluke:  @ casshern: You're too polite... I would not call myself a Master (even if my nickname says Masterluke), given my ranking at this moment... :) But I'm improving, I guess, step by step, little by little... I'm learning to play Tafl the hard way... :) Starting at 1500, I tumbled all the way down to less then 1000 points. My goal now is to reach 1300 (been there for a while a few weeks back) :)

  11-13/15:44 OdinHimself:  Maybe. But maybe not.

  11-13/14:11 Plantagenet:  @OdinHimself And Masterluke would have blocked with gg8 and it's over.

  11-13/13:57 Plantagenet:  With "in this game", I mean "tafl games".

  11-13/13:52 Plantagenet:  It proves the terms "Master" or "Grand Master" don't really make sense in this game.

  11-13/12:54 OdinHimself:  @casshern: If I were you I would play g7-f7 on move 38.

  11-13/10:26 casshern:  A victory worth celebrating. Very well played. You are indeed the Master!!! :)

  11-13/10:06 Masterluke:  Yes! I defeated Casshern... A rare comet is passing by right now :D :D

  11-12/18:17 Hagbard:  First move: Casshern

  11-12/17:54 Hagbard:  May Odin give you knowledge on your path!

  11-11/20:04 OdinHimself:  @Ytreza: Skal!

  11-11/19:48 Ytreza:  Many thanks for organizing the tournament, and special thanks to my opponents who all played interesting and enjoyable games. It was a really fun experience! Good luck to all finalists :)

  11-11/19:02 OdinHimself:  @L716: Lol. True. You are shiny. :) @Bogd Khan: Why my friend? In the virtual world of computers there is no certainty. Why is it so important for you to know your opponents identiy? Do you play against an opponent or you play against his name? Do you play against his qualities and potential or you play against his ID? I, personally, prefer to play against anonymus opponents. I think I have better chances to win against casshern or Plantagenet without knowing that I'm playing against them. Mind barriers made us capable or incapable of doing something. Free your mind and let your abilities go over their limit. Did vikings fight against well known foes or their enemies were unknown to them? "Good day sir, I'm a fierce berserker from the north and I've come to ravage your land and anihilate you, but before that I insist to know your name, so pleace introduce. Otherway I'm not totaly sure if I'll be able to cut off your head." Oh come on guys, just play the game and cut the bullshit! :)

  11-11/18:33 L716:  L716/12/05: https://www.finenordic.com/crystal-chandelier-ceiling-mount-with-12-lights-gold-finish-swarovski-crystal.html

  11-11/18:25 L716:  Totally agree. Why argue amongst themselves when it is obvious I am the best one here, since I'm the only one who is named after a model of a chandelier. A very shiny one.

  11-11/15:45 Bogd Khan:  I just wonder why there are guys arguing who is better then the other xDddd
But still think branan's question is reasonable and I'm not glad to see so much anonymous players in the final again.

  11-11/10:23 branan:  I'm really sorry that my question created a controversy. It was just innocent curiosity. :(

  11-11/10:15 xerxes:  I think it is time to remind us all of the Code of Conduct that applies to this Forum: "You should not post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful or threatening material. Doing so may lead to you being immediately banned for a period of time."

  11-11/08:25 Hagbard:  Round 2 is completed

  11-11/08:21 Adam:  Speaking as umpire: Casshern, Bogd khan, Khan asparukh and Death have qualified for the final starting Nov. 12th at 18 o'clock Danish time.

  11-10/21:08 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Ded fomich 14 pt.

  11-10/19:50 Steiger:  Vesall maðr
ok illa skapi
hlær at hvívetna;
hittki hann veit,
er hann vita þyrfti,
at hann er-a vamma vanr.

  11-10/19:09 Khan Asparukh:  leave a player you are not a good person, which is a pity

  11-10/19:08 Khan Asparukh:  and i'm in the final, ooooh yessss

  11-10/19:06 Hagbard:  I must admit that I'm not a good enough player

  11-10/19:03 Khan Asparukh:  why are you not at the finish? why are you never at the finish?

  11-10/19:02 Khan Asparukh:  yes he is in the final yesssssssss

  11-10/19:01 Khan Asparukh:  ха ха ха

  11-10/19:00 Hagbard:  Don't know. Be he from the Moon, he's still in the Final -

  11-10/18:56 Khan Asparukh:  it's clear he's a real player. Is he Bulgarian or American tell you?

  11-10/18:53 Khan Asparukh:  ха ха ха ха ....

  11-10/18:49 Hagbard:  Behind the abstract alias is a real player, and the player behind Death is in the Final (when results are approved by the umpire).

  11-10/18:44 Khan Asparukh:  how then did death declare himself american and in his tournament you wrote it bulgarian?

  11-10/18:32 Hagbard:  Well, this is what is known:
All 27 players are as far as is technically possible found to be unique players.
The four players of the Final are all very strong and have beaten a lot of players to come this far, so they must play the Final.

  11-10/18:09 Khan Asparukh:  I ask the referee to allow a player here to use another location and play from a completely different place. For a friend do I ask?

  11-10/17:59 Khan Asparukh:  I am calling Hagbard to check IP to all players.Those who do not respond to their location are prompted to correct it or not allowed in tournaments

  11-10/17:45 Khan Asparukh:  death has defined himself as an american I don't see why you count him as a Bulgarian?

  11-10/17:23 branan:  @OdinHimself : lol 😁

  11-10/14:04 OdinHimself:  @branan: It's a misprint. Anyway, death is only once in a lifetime, so it couldn't be a duplicate. Lol :)

  11-10/10:32 branan:  There are 2 "Death" here? I see a death from Bulgaria registered for WTF 2019 champ. and another death from tampa, florida (with a rating of 1862  for 35 games only) on Tafl against humans page.

  11-09/20:13 OdinHimself:  It is going to be Bulgaria versus USA final. ;)

  11-09/19:23 Hagbard:  Looks like Death qualified for the Final.

To umpire Adam:
Requested that Casshern, Bogd khan, Khan asparukh and Death qualified for the Final,
and that the Final can start Nov. 12th at 18 o'clock Danish time.

  11-09/17:36 Steiger:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdi3gH-Naxk

  11-09/17:36 OdinHimself:  Skål!

  11-09/17:34 Steiger:  Skål! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdbdetriJcg

  11-08/13:00 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Chaolaibhne 11 pt.

  11-08/12:49 OdinHimself:  @Hagbard: Yes. We had a great time there! Skal! :)

  11-08/10:52 Hagbard:  @OdinHimself: Thank you. I enjoy the songs from Volga too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_2uB2VGJQY

  11-08/09:51 Agmundr:  @OdinHimself: I raise my horn with mjød and shout, Skål! my viking brother! This song is for you and all the vikings here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BPILaMT50k

  11-08/07:02 OdinHimself:  Hail to Steiger, Agmundr, Hagbard and all the viking hearts here!!! This is my special salute to them, my favorite Thyrfing song, please listen from the beginning till the end! Scandinaviaaaaaaa!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaEnk9IcgYw

  11-07/19:21 Hagbard:  Second lead in Fólkvangr: Death 6 pt.

  11-07/17:26 OdinHimself:  @Steiger: Cool! :)

  11-07/15:47 Plantagenet:  @branan Je sais que le brandubh favorise blanc. J'en ai eu l'amère découverte.

  11-07/10:24 Steiger:  @OdinHimself: beware!!!)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwmHdPNoTZ8

  11-07/09:46 OdinHimself:  @Steiger: Exactly!!! Right there! That would satisfy some people here! 😁

  11-07/09:06 Steiger:  @OdinHimself: something like that?)))): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myrE4MF4L4I

  11-07/07:03 branan:  @Plantagenet: essaie le Brandubh avec moi, alors, le jeu favorise les blancs. 🙂

  11-07/06:37 OdinHimself:  @Steiger: Lol. Now you know! Immediately switch over to a different music genre. Possibly more "angelic/cherubic/seraphic/celestial/heavnly" orientated hehehe. :)

  11-07/05:31 Steiger:  @OdinHimself: devilish? Oh my god, I didn't know!)

  11-06/23:23 Plantagenet:  @branan Parce que je m'ennuie. J'ai déjà répété maintes fois à Aage Nielsen qu'il fallait changer les règles ou du moins en rajouter car c'est un jeu qui est trop en faveur de noir.

  11-06/21:30 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Ded Fomich 10 pt.

  11-06/20:04 branan:  @Plantagenet: pourquoi tu ne joues plus?

  11-06/18:31 OdinHimself:  @Steiger: Beware!!! Last warning! You're posting links to DEVILISH music!!! :):):)

  11-06/18:14 branan:  @Plantagenet: je vais regarder. Merci.

  11-06/18:01 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Ded Fomich and Chaolaibhne 9 pt.

  11-06/17:23 Steiger:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kusNZREcfgI

  11-06/15:45 Plantagenet:  @branan Déjà fait. Clique sur l'onglet "Tournaments" puis dans le lien écrit en petit caractère "Wall of fame", descends la page et clique sur "WTF Champ. Tourn. 2017".

  11-06/13:25 branan:  @Plantagenet: je fais partie de ceux qui évoluent lentement. 🙂 Par contre, je serai curieux de voir ce que pourrait donner une partie entre toi et casshern.

  11-05/23:52 Plantagenet:  *évoluer

  11-05/23:50 Plantagenet:  @branan Je ne pense pas que le terme "Maître" ait un sens dans ce jeu. Je suis toujours étonné de voir beaucoup de joueurs évolués que très lentement alors que ce n'est pas si compliqué que ça.

  11-05/19:09 branan:  @Plantagenet: Non, je suis juste content de croiser virtuellement un grand maître français ici. :)

  11-05/17:12 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Jrton80 6 pt.

  11-04/23:32 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Chaolaibhne 5 pt.

  11-04/20:41 Hagbard:  https://sn.dk/Koege/Verdensarv-taettere-paa/artikel/884340

  11-03/21:26 Plantagenet:  @branan Bonsoir, est-ce que l'on se connaît?

  11-03/21:25 Plantagenet:  Bonsoir, est-ce que l'on se connaît?

  11-03/19:11 Hagbard:  Lead in Saami: Jrton80 3 pt.

  11-03/12:52 branan:  @Plantagenet: Bonjour Alexandre, je suis content de voir que tu repasses ici de temps en temps. :)

  11-01/11:54 Hagbard:  Second lead in Fólkvangr: Ytreza 5 pt.

  11-01/10:57 OdinHimself:  @Plantagenet: Beware, you're posting links to devilish music!!! Anathema! LOL :)
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