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Tafl: viking chess

A Scandinavian strategy board game that was popular in the Middle Ages. In Scandinavian society, it was comparable to chess. The game has game variants that differ in: - board size: 7, 9, 11, 13 - victory conditions: bring the...

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A Scandinavian strategy board game that was popular in the Middle Ages. In Scandinavian society, it was comparable to chess. The game has game variants that differ in: - board size: 7, 9, 11, 13 - victory conditions: bring the king to the edge or corner of the board. - king encirclement conditions: from two or four sides. - the number of attacking (black) and defending (white) pieces. You can play the game with artificial intelligence, with another person on one device, or with an opponent online in multiplayer mode. The attacking black pieces move first. Then the players move in turns. All pieces move vertically or horizontally to any num

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A Scandinavian strategy board game that was popular in the Middle Ages. In Scandinavian society, it was comparable to chess. The game has game variants that differ in: - board size: 7, 9, 11, 13 - victory conditions: bring the...

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The listing currently identifies Desktop + mobile support, mouse or touch controls and a 800 x 600 game frame. These details come from the supplied game information and may change when the source listing is updated.

  • Controls: Mouse or touch
  • Device support: Desktop + mobile
  • Game frame: 800 x 600

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