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- Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:09 am
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Alea Evangelii 19x19
- Replies: 47
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Re: Alea Evangelii 19x19
Thanks Marc0, that clarified things for me. So, my main angle for looking again at Alea, is that the presently accepted proposed set up for the game leads to a dull game where white is hopelessly surrounded from the start. My idea is that the variagated men can be thought of as squares with special ...
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:20 am
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Alea Evangelii 19x19
- Replies: 47
- Views: 123943
Re: Alea Evangelii
Thats exactly right. And by a remarkable coincidence I came to the same conclusion some weeks ago! I finally read carefully through translation Damien Walker had posted. So the primary man, who is singled out for special attention may be a special piece, or the one who makes the first move, but is c...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:13 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Alea Evangelii 19x19
- Replies: 47
- Views: 123943
Re: Alea Evangelii
Hi Marco, really exciting stuff. I have been looking hard at this too just recently. I will have a good read of both your posts and then post my thoughts. I too have spent some time trying to decode and colourcode the manuscript. I'll post my work in progress ideas when I have a bit more time!
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:22 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Tawlbwrdd 11x11
- Replies: 19
- Views: 59807
Re: Tawlbwrdd 11x11
Tawlbwrdd i feel sure will prove to have the same problem as linneus, which turned out to be a translation issue. I think the translation needs to be redone in light of our much deeper gaming knowledge. I have been in contact before with the welsh national library who hold the original. They can off...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:28 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: archaeology
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24527
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 12:05 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: World Tafl Federation
- Replies: 80
- Views: 182084
Re: World Tafl Federation
Hello all, I've noticed that the name 'world tafl forum' seems to have gotten lodged into our consciousnesses, though we had in fact moved on from that in the poll to decide on a name, for good reasons discussed in the poll thread, and settled for World Tafl Federation. It sounds stronger, more offi...
- Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:10 am
- Forum: Other
- Topic: archaeology
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24527
Re: Hnefatafl Review - the Journal of the World Tafl Forum
All good suggestions. Perhaps we can agree on a maximum/ideal word count for articles? A side of A5 can mean various things ; ) Serialising longer articles is a nice idea, though perhaps not if it is an annual publication. I think it would need to be monthly for serialisation to work well. One could...
- Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:31 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: archaeology
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24527
Re: Hnefatafl Review - the Journal of the World Tafl Forum
What a great idea :) I'm in. I'd happily contribute with article writing and illustrations. I also have some good links with norwegian museums who hold a good number of the important tafl remains. So I would probably be able to get access to images or even rephotograph artefacts easier than most. I ...
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:14 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Copenhagen Hnefatafl
- Replies: 153
- Views: 270791
Re: Copenhagen Hnefatafl
I agree that the Copenhagen rules performed very well once again. I was originally somewhat resistant to the shield wall rule, but it has turned out to be a very important facet of the game, especially in combination with the exit fort, and corner exits. The threat of the shield wall is often used a...
- Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:21 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: World Tafl Federation
- Replies: 80
- Views: 182084
Re: Tromsø Tafl Laug
Adam: I live in Horten, Do you know if theres Hnefatafl tournaments at the "viking marked" (Viking festival") at Borre? Perhaps we could try to start a club in Tønsberg? Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. Finally a local player! There is no hnefatafl at the viking market at Borre that I've seen. ...