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Tafl is one of the oldest known board games, originating in Northern Europe around 400 AD.
What makes Tafl unique among strategy games is its asymmetrical game play.
Tafl games have four distinctive features:
- the board is collection of cells
- the board has symmetrical patterns of specially marked cells
- the outer forcesutilize twice the number of pieces as do the inner
- the player conducting the inner forces has one extra piece, which begins the game on the central cell.
There are many variation of tall game.
| Name |
Size |
To win king
must reach |
Who do 1st move |
King can
capture |
To capture the King
the player must
surround it on |
King can go
central cell |
Pieces moves
as rook |
| Ard Ri |
7x7 |
Edge |
Defenders |
Yes |
4 sides |
No |
No |
| Brandub I |
7x7 |
Corner |
Attackers |
Yes |
2 sides |
No |
Yes |
| Brandub II |
7x7 |
Corner |
Attackers |
Yes |
4,3 or 2 sides |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hnefatafl |
9x9,11x11 |
Corner |
Attackers |
Yes |
4 sides |
Yes |
Yes |
| Papillon's Escape |
9x9 |
Edge |
Defenders |
Yes |
4 sides |
No |
No |
| Tablut |
9x9 |
Edge |
Defenders |
No |
4 sides |
No |
Yes |
| Tawlbwrdd |
9x9 |
Edge |
Defenders |
No |
2 sides |
Yes |
Yes |
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