Tafl: viking chess

Hnefatafl is a Scandinavian technique board game that was popular within the Center Ages and held a status akin to chess in Scandinavian society. The sport options several variants that differ in board size—7x7, 9x9, 11x11, or 13x13 squares—as well as in victory circumstances, which involve bringing the king to either the sting or the nook of the board. The circumstances for capturing the king additionally range, requiring encirclement from either two or four sides. Additionally, the variety of attacking black items and defending white pieces adjustments relying on the variant. Gamers can benefit from the game in opposition to synthetic intelligence, with another particular person on the identical device, or towards an opponent on-line in multiplayer mode. The attacking black items at all times transfer first, adopted by alternating turns. All pieces transfer vertically or horizontally across any variety of open squares.