[Ansteorra] Hnefatafl tournament/competition

mikea mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Fri Aug 21 10:05:03 PDT 2009


On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:54:14PM -0400, deboramarzec at aol.com wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I will be hosting a Hnefatafl, or King's Table, tournament at
> Bjornsborg's Ursae Lyon the weekend of 16-18 October. The early
> rounds of the tournament will take place in between scheduled events
> culminating with the final taking place in the Tavern Saturday evening
> after Court. I will be making a Game Board as a prize for the winner.
>
> The tournament will use the 11x11 board and will be played according
> to World Championship rules, with one exception. The exception being
> that the King can be captured by 3 opposing pieces and the edge of the
> board. The World Championship is only 2 years old and they are still
> the the process of determining which rules best represent the game.

[snip rules]

_Most_ excellent indeed! Wish we could be there. 

-- 
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