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Sigurd and Tuireann asked about the "Nielsen layout". http://aagenielsen.dk/board_tablutnielsen13_r.png http://aagenielsen.dk/board_tablutnielsen15_r.png The "Nielsen" setups are natural extensions of board setups from 11x11 into boards 13x13 and 15x15. They are only tested with a few test games, g...

Tuireann wrote:I'm aware it's been tried but I've never tried it and it's not available. I'm curious what about it does not work.

Access to Tablut T cross 11x11 is opened, so that Tuireann can study its shortcomings.

(In small forum) perhaps the site features one variant per month for competition? (In small forum) To encourage more play on those variants, perhaps Tournaments....☺ (In small forum) I was hoping there would be a Tablut tournament some time after the championship was over. :p Until now, most of the...

This would help eliminate last minute fake profiles and false ratings, as well as discourage those not serious about competing. Any undisclosed double entries should result in both user names being deleted from the federation if found out. if we are getting fake entries / false ratings I appreciate...

Evaluation of the Championship Tournament 2016 Round 1. Players in the small forum are discussing the 2016 Round 1. Here's a copy of the discussion: 2016-09-21 17:28:53 HELFRICH: 2016-09-21 17:25:28 HELFRICH: Regarding future tournament planning: May I suggest that some requirement be placed before...

HotFudge wrote:the king can be captured by the corners as well. Unless if you think all this is too much weakness for the king?

No, a capture-from-two-sides king is what we call a "weak king", which is the historical type king, and he is captured next to a corner by one enemy.

So Tablut T diamond 11x11, but with corner escape, and shieldwall capture added. Plus force maneuver and minus surrounding. ?

So this would be Tablut T diamond 11x11, but with corner escape, and shieldwall capture added?

the teacher; Father Stephen Hayes. ... his rule set for Brandubh was a little different than what we play here in that it was lacking a few details and had a strong king. He played a throne that was not hostile and was blocked to all except the King including the ability to move through. The corner...

More Brandubh balances. The Brandubh 7x7 game balance is at the moment measured to +1.34 (setup Brandubh cross 7x7). To ensure that there aren't other setups with a finer balance, two alternative setups were tested: Brandubh cross no throne and Brandubh circle no throne, both without a throne. Game...