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Quick overview of tafl variants.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11	Damian Walker, UK, made this leaflet with the Copenhagen Hnefatafl rules for print: Copenhagen Hnefatafl, Introduction, History, How to Play. Copenhagen Hnefatafl rules (mobile-friendly), Introduction to the Copenhagen rules (Tim Millar). Doctor Crustus explains shieldwalls (Tim Millar). (Millars page about Fetlar strategy is useful for Copenhagen also). Educational videos at the bottom of this page.
Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11	Fetlar Hnefatafl 11x11. Fetlar Hnefatafl rules (Fetlar Hnefatafl Panel), Fetlar Hnefatafl rules (mobile-friendly), and here (Damian Walker), and here (Tim Millar), and here (Uig Historical Society). Fetlar Regeln auf deutsch. Fetlar Règles en français. Фетлар правила по-русски. Fetlar regler på dansk.
	"Old Hnefatafl": The king can be captured on the board edge and thus can be captured by two attackers when on a square next to a corner. No draw forts and no repetitions.
Berserk Hnefatafl 11x11	Berserk Hnefatafl 11x11. Berserk Hnefatafl rules.

Irish Brandubh 7x7 Scottish Ard Ri 7x7 Saami Tablut 9x9 (Linné) Welsh Tawlbwrdd 11x11 (Bell setup) Simple Tafl Historical Hnefatafl 13x13 (Parlett setup) Historical Hnefatafl 15x15 (Damian Walker setup)

Historical Hnefatafl. Adam Bartley, Norway, made this plate with the Historical Hnefatafl rules: Historical Hnefatafl Rules for print! Historical Hnefatafl Rules (mobile-friendly). Simple Tafl rules. Regler for Simpel Tafl på dansk.

Sea battle 9x9 Sea battle tafl cross 11x11 (Dardell setup) Sea battle tafl 13x13 (modif. Parlett setup) Sea battle tafl 15x15 (Damian Walker setup)

Sea battle tafl. Sea Battle tafl rules, and here (Tim Millar), and here (Damian Walker). Sea Battle 9x9 (Imperial Contest): The cargo ship cannot move more than four squares per move.

Measured tafl game balances.
Measured tafl game haphazardness.
Measured tafl game lengths.

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