The Viking Game, also known as Hnefatafl, The King\'s Table or simply Tafl, is one of those rare games with two unequal sides. The attacking side is positioned around the border and comprises of 24 infantry in four groups of 6 (red pieces). All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are captured by sandwiching i.e. moving a piece so that you..

The Viking Game, or Hnefatafl - which translates literally as Kings table - is one of the worlds oldest board games. Originating in Scandinavia, it is probable that it developed from a Roman game called Ludus Latrunculorum, and was then spread throughout Northern Europe during the Dark Ages by the Viking diaspora. As with many other games from this..