A Conversation for Viking Chess or Hnefatafl
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Elentari Started conversation May 18, 2003
It sounds like a really interesting game - and the entry is great!
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Ommigosh Posted May 18, 2003
Thanks for the praise of the entry!
The game is interesting and a wee bit addictive. I really like how it has mismatched sides with different objectives. That is quite unusual in any game, I think. It would be like doubles tennis except one side has about eight players and the other has only two; and one side has to score points in the normal way but the other has to win by doing something completely different like hitting the ball boys on the nose or something.
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Brochfael_Canwrtir Posted Jun 7, 2005
One point on the explanation. The Welsh word for the game that I know is Gwyddbwyll which translates into English as Wood wisdom or wood cunning.
The way I play it, two pieces cannot occupy the same square, you can't move to a space directly in between two of the opposing payers pieces and the king cannot participate in a take (otherwise the king's side invariably wins).
I also play Latrunculi (aka Ludus Latrunculorum) of which I may post later.
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6dogman Posted Jul 15, 2006
a very good article, it seems like a good game, ill have to try it!
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