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- Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:30 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25705
Re: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
Thanks Hagbard for this interesting research. (The text says "A piece is taken when an opponent piece occupies both adjacent cells in a row or column", which supposedly includes the king). An armed king will, however, make this game seriously unbalanced in favour of the king, but if the king is unar...
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:49 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: My old home town!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8431
Re: My old home town!
Wow - I'm glad to see Tomas Alexandersson finished his hnefatafl set - it looks great, although it must be hard to tell the warriors apart if they are all the same colour...
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:04 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25705
Re: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
I think Norse America rules feature king captured at the board edge, and only captured by 3 men on the square next to the throne if there's a fourth attacker on the opposite side of the throne. Weird. Maybe integration is a way off yet
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:41 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25705
Re: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
Oh, I just found this on the skalk website
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:35 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25705
Re: News about Scandinavian Museums' Hnefatafl
Yesterday I attended the Yule market at a museum and found for the first time a new version of Hnefatafl for sale with a different set of rules. In September the museum still had only the usual, old game version in the shop, and in the exhibition hall for the guests to try. Now they sell both game ...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:02 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Saami Tablut
- Replies: 57
- Views: 162986
Re: About the draw concept
That's true, I forgot that Being Swedes, they probably make sure the Muscovites always lose
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:03 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Saami Tablut
- Replies: 57
- Views: 162986
Re: About the draw concept
Thanks Hagbard for the translation. That's very interesting that they also focus on which player is the "aggressive party" just as we discussed the "threatening player" - Usually in game situations it will be the defenders who are the aggressive party, but there is always the possibility that the at...
- Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:59 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: General rules
- Replies: 39
- Views: 113062
Re: Balanced 9x9 and 11x11 tafl variants
This is a deep and complex thread, more a sort of yarn with lots of threads in it. I have re-read it to enjoy again Hagbard's forensic analysis of the statistics, Conanlibrarian's historical perspective and Adam's expertise in game dynamics. What a trio. We've got two main themes here, the scand. ed...
- Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:16 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Tawlbwrdd 11x11
- Replies: 19
- Views: 60265
Re: Balanced 9x9 and 11x11 tafl variants
I don't think Scandinavian Museums Edge 11x11 is balanced! I totally agree. If anyone thinks this form is balanced, I'll happily play them for money, as long as I can always play black! I wondered if maybe there were strategies to be discovered, but I do not think that is the case. Even armed, and ...
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:37 am
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Fetlar Hnefatafl
- Replies: 30
- Views: 80822
Re: Fetlar Hnefatafl
Hello, what do you think of this idea: White can get only a draw if at least 3 black pieces are killed. So in order to draw white has to do some kind of strong attack. That's a good idea - it means no draws in the opening game, but still allows the possibility of any kind of draw fort in the mid- o...