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by Adam
Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: Rules
Topic: General rules
Replies: 39
Views: 111490

Re: Balanced 9x9 and 11x11 tafl variants

So, for a future update? : Ban perpetual repetition for all 9x9 edge tafls. Minimum-kill for all games: White can get only a draw if at least 2 black pieces are killed. An interesting suggestion. I would like to propose that we keep Copenhagen as it is, simply because it is a rule set designed spec...
by Adam
Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:45 am
Forum: Rules
Topic: Copenhagen Hnefatafl
Replies: 153
Views: 269574

Re: About the draw concept

The past two years 1800 tafl games were played on this site. Counting the draws in the exposed variants gives 42 draws: 22 center forts 7 edge forts 1 corner fort 9 perpetual checks 2 cases of too few pieces left on both sides 1 case of white not able to move I wonder how many of these draws were i...
by Adam
Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:58 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: hnefatafl and the quest for balance
Replies: 32
Views: 60633

Re: hnefatafl and the quest for balance

Ah, the pitfalls of 'confirmation bias'. Beware one and all. I had always hoped that our rigorous testing of variants would help us to zero in on the ultimate tafl rule set to make tournaments and clubs easier to arrange. However I now think that that hope while laudable, was rather ill informed. We...
by Adam
Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:10 pm
Forum: Rules
Topic: Copenhagen Hnefatafl
Replies: 153
Views: 269574

Re: Copenhagen Hnefatafl

Excellent idea! That's is going to lead to some crazy corner situations. It will add another tool to whites toolkit for unlocking the corners. Lets see how it plays :)
by Adam
Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:34 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: World Tafl Federation
Replies: 80
Views: 181661

Re: Poll: to decide on the name for our group.

here here! Once the name is confirmed I look forward to the first draft of our constitution!
by Adam
Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:50 am
Forum: Other
Topic: World Tafl Federation
Replies: 80
Views: 181661

World Tafl Federation

I think that World Tafl Federation has a better impression to what this is intended to be, not just a forum where we talk from time to time but a federation of people and nations dedicated to the advancement of Tafl in all it's incarnations, styles and rules.
by Adam
Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: Rules
Topic: Copenhagen Hnefatafl
Replies: 153
Views: 269574

Re: Copenhagen Hnefatafl

I agree with keeping the throne open in copenhagen, providing one is forbidding board repetitions its not a problem. And yes, the edge fort exit would be trickier with a blocking square in the centre. I'm not sure i agree with the logic of compulsory moves meaning white would lose in the zombie situ...
by Adam
Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:31 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: World Tafl Federation
Replies: 80
Views: 181661

Re: Poll: to decide on the name for our group.

Thanks Roderich. Glad you like it! Glad to hear other opinions if people have them. Here is a suggestion for how it might look with typography. While working and choosing a font (News Gothic, a real classic, I thought it lends some gravitas to counter the levity of the initials, and worthy of the wo...
by Adam
Sun Aug 26, 2012 4:56 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: World Tafl Federation
Replies: 80
Views: 181661

Re: World Tafl Federation

a group of groups is exactly what we are starting here. Lets say wtf is world tafl federation. Here is the logo I made some time ago when we started talking about this in another thread. The idea is fairly simple, its a globe, and also a viking shield, whose markings happen to remind us of a tafl bo...
by Adam
Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:04 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: World Tafl Federation
Replies: 80
Views: 181661

Re: To get things started

I meant to post a reply long ago but have not had the time until now. Sorry! However, since then Crust has got things moving again with the official international group name, and my suggestion was going to be to see what that turns out to be, and then all international branches simply take that name...