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by nath
Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:03 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Hnefatafl Internet Championship
Replies: 132
Views: 255356

Re: Hnefatafl Internet Championship

Hi, I want to talk here about rules. Actually not the rules of the game, but the rules of the championship. If the game popularity increase (and I hope so) we can't continue to have Hnefatafl Internet Champions like this. Last time we had 13 participants => 24 games per player. Some games ended via ...
by nath
Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:19 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: hnefatafl and the quest for balance
Replies: 32
Views: 60671

Re: Rating of tafl games

I think an important part is to measure different variants differently. Different variants have different draw chances etc. I don't think that variants like Salk Hnefatafl should be rated. maybe we should just make different ratings for each variants and display them in a different menu, but just di...
by nath
Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:13 pm
Forum: FAQ
Topic: Accepting a draw ?
Replies: 3
Views: 29179

Re: Accepting a draw ?

The "offer draw" button accept the draw I suppose.
by nath
Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:00 am
Forum: Rules
Topic: General rules
Replies: 39
Views: 111583

Re: Balanced 9x9 and 11x11 tafl variants

I know a very simple rule for this: "If any sequence of moves is repeated three times in the same board position, the player who made the second move of the sequence must find another move." That's really simple and a good rule to play Copenhagen Hnefatafl. I really wonder Copenhagen Hnefatafl shoul...
by nath
Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:58 am
Forum: Rules
Topic: Copenhagen Hnefatafl
Replies: 153
Views: 269835

Re: Balanced 9x9 and 11x11 tafl variants

Hi, I'm quite new to this game. I know this since one and a half month. But on the other hand, I'm a little bit experienced with game balancing and not the weakest player. I only want to leave some comments about 11x11 tafl variants - I'm less experienced at 9x9 boards. "old" Hnefatafl: This game se...