Logo: Adam Bartley.

World Tafl Federation Championship 2024 Muninn, September 15th -

Content.

Tournament rules.
Copenhagen Hnefatafl.
Historical Hnefatafl.
Sea Battle Tafl.
Race games.
Countings.

Tournament rules.

Start:

September 15th 2024.
(Race games: October 1st 2024.)

There are four separate lines of tournament; a player can participate in one or more:

Hólmgarðr, Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11.
Vínland, Historical Hnefatafl:
1. Saami Tablut-w 9x9 (round 1)
2. Tawlbwrdd Lewis cross-w 11x11 (round 2)
3. Historical Hnefatafl-w 13x13 (Dimetr 2) (round 3 ff.)
Gàrtharíki, Sea Battle Tafl:
1. Sea battle T cross-w 11x11 (round 1)
2. Sea battle tafl 13x13 (Nielsen) (round 2 ff.)
Markland, Race games:
1. Daldøs 3x14 (round 1)
2. Saami Sáhkku 3x15 (round 2)

Rules:

Copenhagen
NB. About shieldwalls, see Doctor Crustus explains shieldwalls (Tim Millar)
Hist. Hnef.
Sea Battle
Race games

Timing:

x5, same as the ordinary tournaments (time buffer 6.5 days, incr. per move 10 hours).
When a game lasted a long time, the increment per move is gradually reduced.
Longest time to move 3 days, gradually reduced to 1.5 days.
If a player does not start any game within 3 days, he is disqualified as a no-show.

The "!" next to a timeout warning is set when the available time from one move to the next has fallen below 10 hours. It indicates that you're approaching a problem with timing at night.
When the time buffer left is less than 1.5 day, a blue warning is shown.
When the time left till timeout is less than 24 hours, a red warning is shown!

How to see your rest time buffer:
On your "My current games" page:
at the bottom of the page, click "Enter" to "Show my games and time buffers".

If at any time you want to leave the tournament, please say so in the chat forum.
A player who causes more than half of his Round games to time out or does not show up for the round, is disqualified from the tournament.

Tournament format:

The tournament is a Triple-Elimination (except race games) as described here:
Diagonal Tournament Format.
When you lost 5 games, you're out.
The losses are summed from round to round.

Race Games:
Two Round Robin rounds of Daldos14 and Sahkku. Points by the Formula One method.
If there are more than one winner from these two rounds, then a third round of Sahkku between these players.
If there are still more than one winner, then the winner is found by counting the surviving pieces from round 3.

The winners are

Copenhagen: World Tafl Federation Champion.
Hist. Hnef.: Historical Hnefatafl World Champion.
Sea Battle: Sea Battle Master.
Race games: Race Games Master.

Umpires:

Copenhagen Hnefatafl: Jilles Tjoelker, Netherlands.
Hist. Hnef.: Hamish Lawson, Scotland (UK).
Sea Battle and Race games: Aage Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Umpire backups: Adam Bartley, Norway, Steve Lonsdale, Peterborough, UK, Mike Coveny, Canada.

Info:

Continuing info is given in the chat forum.
And here.

Hints how to win Copenhagen Hnef.:
Tim Millar ("Crust").
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov").

Hat tip to Tonythebook, Draganov, AlexHnef, Dimetr, sqAree and Casshern for inputs to the planning.

34 players.

C Copenhagen, H Historical, S Sea Battle, R Race games
"Alex Hnefatafl", Samara, Russia (C, H, S, R)
"rosk", R-n-D, Russia (C, H, S, R) m
Konstantin Jaehne ("sqAree"), Berlin, Germany (C)
Dmitrij Tsvilenev, ("Dimetr"), Moskva, Gardariki (H) NM
"Luizz", Munich, Germany (C, H)
Luk Martens ("Masterluke"), Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (H)
"Hitchcock", KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (C)
"Ailill", London, United Kingdom (C, H, S)
"brave-frog", Kharkiv, Ukraine (C, H, S, R)
Aage Nielsen ("Hagbard"), Copenhagen, Danmark (C, H, S, R) NM
Tony Higginson ("tonythebook"), Formby, Merseyside (C, H, S, R)
Paul A. Anokhin ("paul7"), Belgrade, Serbia (C, H, S, R)
Delray Curtis, ("Jrton80"), Kearneysville, WV, USA (C, H, R)
"Potapych", Soroki, Moldova (C, H, S, R) m
"Nikolai Hristov", Sofia, Bulgaria (C, R)
Fabrice Barbier ("Fraech"), Bruxelles, Belgium (C)
"emanuelesaiu", Lucca, Italy (C)
"MasterV", United States (C)
"cacreal", Ottawa, Canada (C, R) NM, w
"TheMatrix", United States (H) invalid (no games)
Mike Coveny ("holidayinnes"), Ottawa, Canada (C, R) M
Steve Lonsdale ("xerxes"), Peterborough, UK (R) M
"garun19", Ottawa, Canada (C)
Hamish Lawson ("ChaolAibhne"), St Andrews, Scotland (UK) (H, S, R)
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov"), Sofia, Bulgaria (C, H, S, R) World
"Pirat", Krasnodar, Russia (H) invalid (no-show)
Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Kyustendil, Bulgaria (C) NM, w
"floki", Marseille, France (C)
"Silent Bob", Leonardo, New Jersey, USA (H, S)
"jilles", Netherlands (R) M
"Krasnoe Solnyshko", Rossiya (C) invalid (no games)
Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA (C, H, S) W
"Antonius", Kingston Upon Hull, UK
Daniel Kress ("Colophonius"), Frankfurt, Germany (R)

The players come from:
15 countries (Russia, Germany, Belgium, South Africa, UK, Ukraine, Denmark, Serbia, USA, Moldova, Bulgaria, Italy, Canada, France, Netherlands).
3 continents (Europe, Africa, North America).

May Odin give you knowledge on your path,
May Thor grant you strength and courage on your way,
And may Loki give you laughter as you go.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11.

Hólmgarðr.

(Valhalla, tegnet af Peter Madsen til Valhalla-albummerne)

24 players: Alex Hnefatafl, rosk, sqAree, Luizz, Hitchcock, Ailill, brave-frog, Hagbard, tonythebook, paul7, Jrton80, Potapych, Nikolai Hristov, Fraech, emanuelesaiu, MasterV, cacreal, holidayinnes, garun19, Draganov, OdinHimself, floki, casshern, Antonius

15.9.2024 Round 1, Strið Bræðra.

00 casshern
01 cacreal
02 Draganov
03 OdinHimself
04 Alex Hnefatafl
05 garun19
06 holidayinnes
07 sqAree
08 floki
09 Hagbard
10 tonythebook
11 Potapych
12 Jrton80
13 Nikolai Hristov
14 Luizz
15 Ailill
16 brave-frog
17 paul7
18 Fraech
19 rosk
20 emanuelesaiu
21 Hitchcock
22 MasterV
23 Antonius

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
00     x  x
01  x        x
02  x           x
03     x           x
04        x           x
05           x           x
06              x           x
07                 x           x
08                    x           x
09                       x           x
10                          x           x     x
11                             x           x     x
12                                x           x     x
13                                   x           x     x
14                                x     x           x     x
15                                   x     x           x     x
16                                      x     x           x     x
17                                         x     x           x     x
18                                            x     x           x     x
19                                               x     x           x     x
20                                                  x     x           x  x
21                                                     x     x        x  x
22                                                        x     x  x     x
23                                                           x  x  x  x

2.10.2024 Round 2, Strið Grannar.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 OdinHimself
03 Alex Hnefatafl
04 cacreal
05 garun19
06 holidayinnes
07 sqAree
08 floki
09 Hagbard
10 Luizz
11 Jrton80
12 Potapych
13 Antonius
14 Hitchcock
15 Nikolai Hristov
16 Ailill
17 paul7
18 Fraech

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
00                             x  x
01                                x  x
02                                   x  x
03                                      x  x
04                                         x  x
05                                            x  x
06                                               x  x
07                                                  x  x
08                                                     x  x
09  x                                                     x
10  x  x
11     x  x
12        x  x
13           x  x
14              x  x
15                 x  x
16                    x  x
17                       x  x
18                          x  x

15.10.2024 Round 3, Strið Frænra.

00 Casshern
01 cacreal
02 Draganov
(03 OdinHimself)
04 Alex Hnefatafl
05 garun19
06 holidayinnes
(07 sqAree)
08 floki
09 Hagbard
10 Luizz
11 Potapych
12 Antonius
(13 Paul7)

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
00           x  x
01        x        x
02     x              x
03  x                    x
04  x                       x     x
05     x                       x     x
06        x                       x     x
07           x                       x  x
08              x                    x  x
09                 x              x     x
10              x     x        x     x
11                 x     x  x     x
12                    x  x  x  x

Historical Hnefatafl: Saami Tablut-w 9x9, Tawlbwrdd Lewis cross-w 11x11 and Historical Hnefatafl-w 13x13 (Dimetr 2).

Vínland.
dragehoved

(Pinterest and forsejl.dk, artist unknown)

17 players: Alex Hnefatafl, rosk, Dimetr, Luizz, MasterLuke, Ailill, brave-frog, Hagbard, tonythebook, paul7, Jrton80, Potapych, ChaolAibhne, Draganov, pirat, Silent Bob, casshern

15.9.2024 Round 1, Strið Bræðra.

00 casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex Hnefatafl
03 Dimetr
04 ChaolAibhne
05 paul7
06 Hagbard
07 Potapych
08 Jrton80
09 tonythebook
10 Ailill
11 brave-frog
12 MasterLuke
13 Luizz
14 rosk
15 Silent Bob
16 pirat

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
00     x  x
01  x        x
02  x           x
03     x           x
04        x           x
05           x           x
06              x           x
07                 x           x     x
08                    x           x     x
09                       x           x     x
10                          x           x     x
11                       x     x           x     x
12                          x     x           x     x
13                             x     x           x  x
14                                x     x        x  x
15                                   x     x  x     x
16                                      x  x  x  x

17.9.2024 No-shows.

Player 16 didn't show up.
The matches are replaced by:

12 - 15
13 - 14

1.10.2024 Round 2, Strið Grannar.

00 casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex Hnefatafl
03 Dimetr
04 ChaolAibhne
05 paul7
06 Hagbard
07 Jrton80
08 Potapych
09 tonythebook
10 Silent Bob
11 MasterLuke
12 Ailill
13 Luizz

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
00                    x     x
01                       x     x
02                          x     x
03                             x     x
04                                x     x
05                                   x     x
06  x                                   x
07     x                                   x
08  x     x
09     x     x
10        x     x
11           x     x
12              x     x
13                 x     x

15.10.2024 Round 3, Strið Frænra.

00 casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex Hnefatafl
03 Dimetr
04 ChaolAibhne (?)
05 paul7
06 Potapych (?)
07 Silent Bob
08 Ailill (?)

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
00              x  x
01                 x  x
02                    x  x
03                       x  x
04  x                       x
05  x  x
06     x  x
07        x  x
08           x  x

Sea battle-w 11x11 and Sea battle tafl 13x13 (Nielsen).

Gàrtharíki.
vikingeskib

(Pinterest tattoo, artist Geovani figueira)

12 players: rosk, Ailill, brave-frog, Hagbard, tonythebook, paul7, Potapych, ChaolAibhne, Draganov, Alex Hnefatafl, Silent Bob, casshern

15.9.2024 Round 1, Strið Bræðra.

00 casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex Hnefatafl
03 ChaolAibhne
04 Ailill
05 paul7
06 Hagbard
07 Potapych
08 rosk
09 tonythebook
10 brave-frog
11 Silent Bob

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
00     x  x
01  x        x
02  x           x
03     x           x
04        x           x     x
05           x           x     x
06              x           x     x
07                 x           x     x
08              x     x           x  x
09                 x     x        x  x
10                    x     x  x     x
11                       x  x  x  x

1.10.2024 Round 2, Strið Grannar.

00 casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex Hnefatafl
03 ChaolAibhne
04 paul7
05 Hagbard
06 Ailill
07 Potapych
08 Silent Bob

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
00              x  x
01                 x  x
02                    x  x
03                       x  x
04  x                       x
05  x  x
06     x  x
07        x  x
08           x  x

15.10.2024 Round 3, Strið Frænra.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex hnefatafl
03 Chaolaibhne
04 Paul7 (?)
05 Hagbard (?)
06 Potapych
07 Silent bob (?)

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
00           x     x
01              x     x
02                 x     x
03  x                 x
04     x                 x
05  x     x
06     x     x
07        x     x

Daldøs 3x14 and Saami Sáhkku 3x15 (Kåfjord).

Markland.
nordlys

(Viking boat under the Aurora. Vignette by Gerhard Munthe, Norway.)

16 players: rosk, brave-frog, Hagbard, tonythebook, paul7, Potapych, Nikolai Hristov, cacreal, holidayinnes, xerxes, ChaolAibhne, Draganov, Alex Hnefatafl, jilles, Jrton8, Colophonius

1.10.2024 Round 1.

Round Robin.

6.10.2024 Timeouts.

Brave-frog timed out more than half of the games (war).

13.10.2024 Round 2.

Round Robin.