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TAFL
A family of scandinavian games
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Long, long time ago…
• During high middle-age, in Scandinavia, the snowy and harsh lands of northern Europe,
• Before our ancestors had learned to read, to play classical music and to play chess,
• When WAR was the ultimate art form…
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• At a time when Vicking were spreading terror and exploring new lands beyond the ocean.
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Where they went, Vicking spread fear, pain, death, and…
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Where they settled, the brought
Their own style of art, decorations, clothes…
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AND the game of TAFL!!!!
Vicking playing TAFL Tafl board game
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Actually, the TAFL family
Hnefatafl(Scandinavia)
Alea Evangelii(England)
Tawlbwrdd(Wales)
Brandubh(Ireland)
Ard Ri(Scotland)
Tablut(Lapland)
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Let’s explore the easy version
• Pieces: Black warriors, white warriors, and the white king.
• Goal: The blacks want to capture the king. The whites want the king to land on a castle (corners).
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Moves and captures
• Pieces may move horizontally or vertically as far as the path is clear.
• Pieces capture when they accomplish sandwiching i.e. on two opposite sides of a single opponent piece.
ALSO : A black can also be captures between a white and a catle.
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How do you capture the king?