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Play Hnefatafl Online. The Viking board game.

Play tafl against humans.
Тавлеи против людей.
Rasmus Holbroe vikings

Artist: Copyright © Rasmus Holbroe (Jan. 2016).

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 programme here!

Coming tournaments:
Tyr 17x17 (alias Alea Berserk 17x17 Martens 2) test, starting March 9th 2020.
Luk Martens ("Masterluke") modified Adam Bartley's Alea Berserk 19x19 into:
Tyr 17x17 with berserk, historical king (i.e. weak) winning on edge, commanders and Bartley's variegated men. Martens describes the game here.
Sea battle tafl 15x15, starting March 16th 2020.
Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11, starting March 23rd 2020.
Sea battle tafl 13x13, starting April 1st 2020.
Go to the Play Tafl Against Humans page to join; the invitation is open for 7 days.

Small forum.
Code of Conduct. 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.


  04-07/14:00 Hnefihunter:  @Hagbard:It didn't help. The system writes either «Username already exists», or «Please verify your email». Letters to the mail don't come along.

  04-07/13:53 L716:  Thank you, Hagbard

  04-07/07:44 Hagbard:  @L716: playtaflonline DOT com AT gmail DOT com
substitute DOT and AT with . and @

  04-07/07:41 Hagbard:  The Alea Berserk 17x17 (Martens) tournament finished with #1 Chaolaibhne, #2 Hagbard, #3 Jrton80

  04-06/12:23 L716:  Does anyone know how to contact the admin of PlayTaflOnline? I'm trying to register, but the site won't send me anything on email to verify it.

  04-04/16:08 Wesley Alves:  @Hagbard:It's done. Thanks.

  04-04/12:10 Hagbard:  Luk Martens wrote a rules sheet for the Tyr game:
http://aagenielsen.dk/tyr_rules.pdf

  04-04/00:35 Hagbard:  The forum is now opened for new registering, please try and register again.

  04-03/21:04 Wesley Alves:  @Hagbard: What do I do to have a forum account?

  04-03/21:00 Wesley Alves:  @branan: Thanks!

  04-03/09:29 branan:  @Wesley: Brandubh 2 variant has a better game balance than Brandubh 1 (1.3 vs 1.5 right now). That's probably why Hagbard preferred it.

  04-03/09:24 branan:  @Westley: if you browse the forum there: http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37&start=30#p1385 you'll find downloadable MS Word models to help you for your translations.

  04-02/22:18 Wesley Alves:  L716: Thank you for the explanation!

  04-02/17:29 L716:  @Wesley Alives: Brandubh 1 is still here. Press the "More variants, choose opponents" button to see it.

  04-02/16:37 Wesley Alves:  @Hagbard: Has Brandubh 1 been removed from the site? I translated his rules, and just now I realized that it is only possible to create a match with Brandubh 2.

  04-02/14:21 Hagbard:  :) Thank you for the name.

  04-02/13:52 ChaolAibhne:  @Hagbard My daughter was browsing this site recently and gave me a nice surprise when she informed me that I was among the hallowed company that constitutes the Tafl Wall of Fame. A lifetime ambition realised! :-) I see that most people there have their real names as well as their nicknames – in that case mine is Hamish Lawson. As far as the affiliation with the University of St Andrews goes, I wish there was indeed a tafl scene there; but there's not as far as I know and so it's probably best to remove that affiliation. Thanks!

  04-02/13:44 Hnefihunter:  @Hagbard: All right.

  04-01/23:55 Hagbard:  @Hnefihunter:
Grandmaster: won a World Champion tournament.
Other masters: won a master tournament.

  04-01/23:53 Hagbard:  @Wesley Alves: email-address is at the bottom of this page

  04-01/23:51 Hagbard:  The Tyr 17x17 tournament finished with #1 Jrton80, #2 Chaolaibhne, #3 Hagbard

  04-01/22:03 Hnefihunter:  Got it, thanks. What are the requirements for a grandmaster & other masters?

  04-01/21:53 Wesley Alves:  @Hagbard: Thanks! And how can I send you the translations I do?

  04-01/21:31 Hagbard:  Fetlar draw: When the players know that the game can never end, it's a draw.

  04-01/20:40 Hnefihunter:  How to get GM? What are the requirements?

  04-01/20:08 Hagbard:  @Hnefihunter: It's because detection of draw forts has not been programmed, sorry. When the players know that it's a draw fort, they must both use the button "Offer Draw".

  04-01/20:06 Hagbard:  @Wesley Alves: That sounds good! You're very welcome to translate rules into Portuguese.

  04-01/17:11 Wesley Alves:  The idea is to facilitate the dissemination of Tafl in Brazil, which knows so little about this game.

  04-01/17:04 Hnefihunter:  Hej Aage. Why the  program doesn't detect the Draw fort during the game with Fraech?

  04-01/16:54 Wesley Alves:  Hello, friends! I'm Wesley, still without a quality nick (lol). So, some people and I created a Brazilian community of Tafl, and I would like to know how I could put here the translations of some rules into Portuguese to help Brazilians who do not read in English, French or other languages. It's possible?:)

  03-27/17:27 Hnefihunter:  @ChaolAibhne: I like to be part of the gaming community on this cozy site. I am glad that the spirit of competition allows you to improve.

  03-27/16:00 Hagbard:  New in gallery: Roberto Gallotta ("187Gallo") sent photos of new tafl game set.

  03-26/10:12 branan:  Some subtle clues lead me to believe that Сергей would like to play a game of Tablut. :D

  03-24/00:03 Masterluke:  @OdinHimself and Hagbard: you're welcome and thanks for the kind comments...

  03-23/06:23 OdinHimself:  All hail Luk! :)

  03-22/19:36 Hagbard:  I do too and agree. Thank Luk Martens who drew the pieces!

  03-22/19:06 OdinHimself:  Hagbard, I like the new Welsh Tawlbwrdd warrior pieces very much! This is how a real tafl set should look like! Skal!

  03-21/19:10 ChaolAibhne:  @ Hnefihunter, my friend. I joined this site a year ago from today, a couple of months after you. I soon identified you as a consistent and improving player that I could measure my progress against, hoping that I would manage to keep my rating from lagging too far behind. But, marvel of marvels, yesterday my rating edged just ahead! It probably won't be for long, as I'm a less consistent player. But I trust that you will indulge me for now if I mark my 'anniversary' with this achievement. ;-)

  03-20/05:59 Hagbard:  Sorry, a bug. The white piece is put back on the board.

  03-20/00:38 ChaolAibhne:  @Hagbard In my game as black against 187gallo in tournament 158 I tried out a move where I captured i5 but then played a different move; however for both of us i5 is showing as missing

  03-18/18:26 Masterluke:  @Habard: ah, ok. Well, I'll have to kill him then... )

  03-18/18:22 Hagbard:  It's because of the Berserk features. The Commanders can jump over a row of men, and therefore a surrounding may not be final but can be jumped over.

  03-18/17:54 Masterluke:  @Hagbard: Hello, in the game Tyr 13x13 me playing against Jrton80 I got him completely surrounded, he can not escape... Does that not mean the game is over (I win)? Apparently not in this case?

  03-18/12:55 branan:  Maybe it was just the beginning of the clones war. :)

  03-18/12:31 Hagbard:  No I don't think it'll be a problem. I wonder what happens there but don't know.

  03-18/12:05 branan:  Hagbard, there are many new accounts that seem to be voluntary duplicates: Norse* (22 accounts), Ragnar* (19 accounts), Olaf* (19 accounts), Krak* (17 accounts), all from the United States. Won't that be a problem?

  03-17/18:12 Hnefihunter:  I'm joining. Thank you, Aage. Thanks David. Cool set and nice colors tones. Nothing distracts from the game)

  03-17/18:02 Hagbard:  David, you're very welcome.
I also want to thank all you players for your commitment, lively activity, valuable contributions and many good ideas!

  03-17/17:49 branan:  Aage, I would really like to thank you for this site, but also for your reactivity and your good will to always try to improve things. It's really very pleasant!

  03-17/16:13 branan:  Ok, let's go for it, then.

  03-17/15:46 Hnefihunter:  @branan:I think it looks better.

  03-17/15:34 branan:  @Hnefihunter, could you check if this look better for you: https://www.casimages.com/i/200317034100559839.png.html on the left, the current colors, on the right reduce colors tones.

  03-17/10:29 Hnefihunter:  I agree. So I talked to Branan in advance about this topic. David Zolli think, the picture he've made was done in a graphic program, while you uses PHP to compose the board. It probably looses part of PNG transparency. So colors come more rough than in his design.

  03-17/10:17 Hnefihunter:  ... the many colors on a tiny board.* I prefer a simple style for the abstract games.

  03-17/10:06 Hagbard:  I see your point, but eyes are different, and this particular variant is tuned in in a special way.

  03-17/09:43 Hnefihunter:  @Hagbard:Probably, the few color on a tiny board. I played the previous and last styles of Tablut, both versions are normal for me. Maybe, the new pieces goes well with other board size.

  03-16/23:21 Hagbard:  It's the same background color of Brandubh 2 as before, only with new game pieces.

  03-16/22:20 Hnefihunter:  http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=157

  03-16/22:19 Hnefihunter:  I'm not against the new design, but I want to note that the David Zolli’ s settings have less bright shades than now. http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=93

  03-16/22:18 Hnefihunter:  @Hagbard:When I played with Branan, I realized that Brandub has too bright a color setting for me. My eyes started to get tired. It became a little difficult for me to process information. This has never happened before. Is it possible to reduce the brightness?

  03-12/00:31 Hagbard:  The Sea Battle 11x11 tournament finished with #1 Chaolaibhne and Xerxes, #3 Masterluke

  03-10/09:24 Hagbard:  Special game pieces in Simple Tafl 11x11, Ard Ri, Sea 15x15, Fetlar 11x11, Brandubh2 and Tyr 17x17.

  03-09/23:38 Masterluke:  @Plantagenet: I believe you; for I never played one of those games.

  03-09/21:01 Plantagenet:  @Masterluke Playing high-level Hnefatafl is much less tough than playing Go or Shôgi.

  03-09/20:20 Hagbard:  Special game pieces in Simple Tafl 11x11, Ard Ri, Sea 15x15, Fetlar 11x11 and Brandubh2.

  03-09/20:17 Hagbard:  Yes it works! They're in the Fetlar 11x11 now.

  03-09/20:10 branan:  @Hagbard: I put them indexed on the forum.

  03-09/11:53 Hagbard:  Branan, do you have your game pieces as single files?

  03-09/11:07 Hagbard:  The name "Tyr" is found still today in "Tuesday" and in 13 location names in Denmark.

  03-09/10:12 Masterluke:  Since the omission of the guards, the game variant Tyr 17 x 17 (formerly called 'Alea Berserk Martens 2') seems to be very much in balance, but the upcoming tournament has to prove it for sure. I hope many of you will give it a try... By the way, I call it 'Tyr' like the Nordic god of war, whose name was shouted out when vikings attacked.

  03-08/23:05 Hagbard:  Now there are new sets of game pieces in Simple Tafl 11x11 and in Ard Ri.

  03-08/15:01 Hagbard:  Changed the background to "Forest Green", probably a better tone. In any case a nature shade of green as viking battles go on in forests and nature.

  03-08/13:18 Riiem:  Those new pieces are nice, maybe it's the green background that cause more problems than the pieces?

  03-08/12:37 Hagbard:  Yes, I'm quite aware that the Brandubh2 is your favourite, so the game pieces are now at test at the Simple Tafl 11x11.

  03-08/10:35 branan:  @Hagbard: I'm talking about that with themightyglider and try to help him to understand how I see as much as I can. But classic color blinds could also have problems with some others color combinations.

  03-07/19:11 Hagbard:  @Branan: sorry to hear that. Old pieces restored. Perhaps the new black pieces needed to be darker?

  03-07/18:39 branan:  Ok. I found the thread on the forum and explain my problem there.

  03-07/18:25 branan:  Hi All. What happens to Brandubh pieces on the website? They have changed to strange triangles. I don't see colors well (eye problem) and it's very difficult for me to see black (blue?) pieces on the dark green background. Is it possible to reverse to previous design (with preference setting somewhere) ?

  03-05/22:19 Hagbard:  The Ard Ri tournament finished with #1 Hnefihunter and Chaolaibhne, #3 Unhandyandy

  03-04/17:41 Hagbard:  Historical Hnefatafl 15x15 tournament finished with #1 Chaolaibhne and Jrton80, #3 Masterluke

  03-03/08:05 Hagbard:  The Sea battle T circle 11x11 tournament finished with #1 Chaolaibhne, #2 Jrton80 and Xerxes

  03-01/06:23 Hagbard:  I looked in the database. There's only one game longer, 350 moves. It started Jan. 10th 2020.

  03-01/00:10 Masterluke:  I just fought an exhausting battle with Xerxes. In the end I lost because of some really stupid moves... It lasted 345 moves, no less... I don't know, I'm here for about a year and a half, were there other games that took so long, I wonder?

  02-23/10:24 Hagbard:  @Masterluke: yes it's a bug. Thank you for finding a way to continue the game after all.

  02-22/00:36 Jrton80:  LOL, but then you threaten two other of my guys instead. not very charitable there

  02-22/00:31 Masterluke:  @Hagbard: In move 18 of the test game Alea Berserk 17x17 (Martens 2) against Jrton80 I jumped with my commander from H12 to F12 over G12 and taking E12. Strangely, I could move on hopping over F11 to land on F10, so not a berserk move. A bug to fix? Jrton80 and me agreed to leave it as is and to play on, in return I promised not to take E10 in the next move.

  02-21/19:48 Jrton80:  Me as #1 in a Tournament? That can't be right ;)

  02-17/07:47 Hagbard:  The Unst Alea tournament finished with #1 Jrton80, #2 Xerxes, #3 L716

  02-14/23:20 ChaolAibhne:  True, but I'd feel happier that everything was seen to be done properly

  02-14/23:20 ChaolAibhne:  True, but I'd feel happier that everything was seen to be done properly

  02-14/22:44 Hagbard:  There's not much white can do

  02-14/22:18 ChaolAibhne:  @Hagbard Thanks for fixing the discrepancy, but Efra's move should probably be reset too, in case they want to do something else.

  02-14/22:00 Masterluke:  @Hagbard: thank you!

  02-14/21:57 Hagbard:  fixed

  02-14/21:49 ChaolAibhne:  @Hagbard I've got the same issue with an unexpectedly armed king in my game as black against Efra

  02-14/21:13 Hagbard:  fixed

  02-14/19:53 Masterluke:  @Hagbard: in Tournament 154, the cargo ship seems armed? I play black against Jrton80. Can you fix it please? Thx!

  02-14/09:26 Masterluke:  Meanwhile, I keep on improving the 17x17 Alea Berserk Martens concept: see
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=118&p=1261#p1261
It doesn't look much, but I think it could change the gameplay dramatically...

  02-13/01:25 ChaolAibhne:  @MasterLuke I think that's a good change to make. It did feel that the guards were sometimes more of a hindrance to white.

  02-12/11:56 Masterluke:  Yet another update regarding Alea Berserk 17x17 (Martens): see
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=118&p=1260#p1260
This does not apply to the ongoing tournament, Hagbard and me are playing new test games.

  02-11/16:01 xerxes:  @Hagbard: Thanks Aage.

  02-11/15:59 Hagbard:  Bug squashed

  02-09/17:41 xerxes:  @Hagbard: In my Alea Berserk 17x17 (Martens) game with Masterluke (I am white), Masterluke has attempted M5 to L5 to take my Commander on L6, then L5 to K5 to capture and turn my Variable on I5.  As that is a second capture I think it should be allowed ?  Am I wrong or is that a coding erorr.  If it should be allowed I am happy for Masterluke's move to be reset.

  02-07/19:30 jrton80:  There I was one evening watching some show about a site in England. I cannot say I was paying much attention because the real content in most TV programs on any serious topic is about 10 minutes to the hour and 20 of that is commercials, but I digress, when they started showing all these lead balls from a time way before firearms. There were a dimple in the bottom of these pieces, I am suddenly thinking, “you put a wooden dow in there and you got a game piece” and sure enough, they are finally talking about Hnefatafl. It was rather fun watching create new pieces in the same style. I got such a laugh out of that I just wish the rest of the show was worth watching – I might have remembered which dig it was

  02-07/15:52 Agmundr:  From the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/06/boardgame-piece-first-viking-raid-found-lindisfarne-archaeology

  02-07/15:49 Agmundr:  British archeologists have found gamepieces from the Viking time in Lindisfarne.
https://www.nrk.no/urix/fant-unik-spillebrikke-fra-vikingtiden-1.14893366

  02-06/10:22 Masterluke:  @ Adam: Good thinking, Adam! ;) Indeed, the K should be a G, but you're right in assuming it's for reasons of simplicity they're named K - for now...

  02-06/10:03 Hagbard:  Yes the "reuse" of pieces made it simpler to program, blocKer it is!

  02-06/09:54 Adam:  @Masterluke and @Hagbard, sorry, I found the rules now! Also, I see the Luk proposed G for guard. No doubt the K is a stand in to simplyfy programming during testing. I will imagine them as K for blocKer. :)

  02-06/09:50 Adam:  @Masterluke and @Hagbard - just a thought, pieces with new variations of ability might be easier to follow in game with a new name and letter. Perhaps the kings defenders in the 17x17 alea game could be 'B' for blocker instead of 'k' for knight? Is there a full rules list somewhere by the way, before I make a stupid move!?

  02-05/19:20 Hagbard:  The Tawlbwrdd tournament finished after hard battles! #1 Casshern, #2 Death, #3 Chaolaibhne

  02-03/20:00 Hagbard:  New in gallery: Luk Martens created this drawing for his next game box!

  02-03/13:07 xerxes:  @Hagbard: Many thanks Aage.

  02-03/13:06 Hagbard:  The Draw button is a flip-flop button. If you activated a draw request by mistake, you can cancel it by clicking the Draw button again.

  02-03/12:37 Hagbard:  I'll see what I can do

  02-03/12:37 xerxes:  @Hagbard:  Masterluke and I have had a miscommunication, which has resulted in our game in Tournament 153, Alea Berserk 17x17 (me as White) being drawn.  Is it possible to undo the draw ?  Thanks.

  02-01/09:26 Hagbard:  Excellent TV programme!

  01-31/16:55 OdinHimself:  Thank you Hagbard! :)

  01-27/21:00 Masterluke:  Another update for the 17x17 Alea Berserk (Martens) variant: http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=1254#p1254
That's where test games are for! :)

  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

Full contents of the small forum.

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.
Tafl Shops.

Viking word of wisdom: The Hávamál.
(Havámál på dansk).

World Tafl Federation Championship 2019 started Sep. 15th 2019.
See the tournament page.

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

Many thanks to Adam Bartley ("Adam"), Tim Millar ("crust"), Gregory Binns ("Torc"), John C. Ashton, Nicolas Cartier, Jonas Lööf ("conanlibrarian"), Olli Salmi, Damian Walker ("cyningstan"), Sten Helmfrid, Rene Gralla, Olga Mudrichenko, Gary and Christa (Germany), Ludovic Antoine, Nikolas Lloyd, Jeffrey Westcoat ("Sigurd"), Rasmus Holbroe, Thore Nissen, Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Alexander Steiger Dis ("Steiger"), Dmitry Pashkov, Delray Curtis ("jrton80"), David Zolli ("branan"), Luk Martens ("Masterluke") and Marian Luck ("themightyglider") 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.

Updated 1.4.2020