Tafl: The Game of Kings
What is Tafl? Tafl is the ancient game played by the Northern European peoples in the Middle Ages. Tafl is a game that is similar to chess in some ways and is deceptively easy to learn but difficult to completely master. In this section of Northern Family we will teach you how to play this game and take you through an example game complete with illustrations. So read on and learn how to play the game of kings!
Basic Rules
An Example Game
An excellent article on Hnefatafl on which we have based the rules for tafl presented here.
Get a hand crafted wooden tafl board with tafl pieces.
Viking Seige 1.0 - Freeware program that allows you to play Hnefatafl on a 7x7, 11x11 or 13x13 board. Includes tutorials and help files.
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