Tafl: viking chess

Step into the world of Norse legends and test your tactical prowess with Hnefatafl, a classic Scandinavian strategy board game that rivaled chess in the Middle Ages. Once played by Viking kings and warriors, this ancient game challenges your mind with deep strategy and dynamic gameplay.

🛡️ Key Features:

• ⚔️ Multiple Variants – Choose your challenge:

  • Board sizes: 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, or 13x13

  • Victory conditions: Escort the king to the edge or corner

  • Encirclement rules: Capture the king by surrounding from 2 or 4 sides

  • Customizable number of attackers (black) and defenders (white)

• 🤖 Play Your Way:

  • Battle the AI

  • Face off with a friend on the same device

  • Compete online in multiplayer mode

• ♟️ Gameplay Basics:

  • The black attackers move first

  • Players alternate turns

  • All pieces move like rooks in chess – vertically or horizontally across any number of spaces

📜 Relive history through strategy. Will you defend the king with cunning moves, or lead a relentless siege to claim victory?

Play Hnefatafl and master the Viking mind game!