Hnefatafl 4+
The Game of the Vikings
Philippe Schober
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Hnefatafl is an ancient Scandinavian board game whose variants were played all over medieval Europe before chess was even invented. In those so called Tafl games two different sized armies fight each other. The invading black army tries to capture the white king, while the defending white army tries to protect their king and help him escape.
Often also called the Game of the Vikings Hnefatafl tells many stories, like the Moskowites invasion of Sweden or the Viking hordes pillaging Britain. But no matter what the story is one thing always stays the same: The hunt for the king.
Even though the rules aren't complicated the game offers fascinating strategies and rewards tactical play. Try to surround the enemy pieces, plan ahead, lay traps and force your opponent into surrender. Will you capture the king for gold and glory? Can the loyal guards hold back the invading forces and secure the flight of their king?
You can create your own custom variants -- with over 200,000 different variants possible! The online multiplayer supports crossplatform play. Play on any supported platform with just a single account*.
This game features:
- Variant "Hnefatafl"
- Variant "Hnefatafl - Copenhagen"
- Variant "Hnefatafl - Historical"
- Variant "Hnefatafl - Berserk"
- Variant "Hnefatafl - Fetlar"
- Variant "Old Hnefatafl"
- Variant "Simple Tafl"
- Variant "Sea Battle 11x11"
- Variant "Sea Battle 13x13"
- Variant "Tablut"
- Variant "Tablut - Historical ("Saami")"
- Variant "Linnaeus' Tablut"
- Variant "Foteviken Tablut"
- Variant "Ard Ri"
- Variant "Historical Ard Ri"
- Variant "Brandubh"
- Variant "Historical Brandubh"
- Variant "Magpie"
- Variant "Tawlbwrdd"
- Variant "Historical Tawlbwrdd"
- Variant "Tyr 13x13"
- Variant "Tyr 15x15"
- Variant "Tyr 19x19"
- Variant "Coppergate 15x15"
- Variant "Alea Evangelii"
- Variant "Historical Alea Evangelii"
- Custom variants for offline and Online Play*
- Offline play for two humans
- Offline play against various computer opponents
- Offline play between two computer opponents
- Online Play*
- Ingame Chat for Online Play*
- Crossplatform Online Play*
- Achievements*
- ELO scores*
- Match Browser to find the right opponent
- Match History to review your past matches
- Annotate and share matches
- Tutorial/Rules included
*) These features require the creation of a free Fellhuhn account, valid on all supported platforms.
This app is supported by advertisement which can be disabled through an one-time purchase of IAP.
What’s New
Version 3.91
-Long Clicking (or right clicking) an offline match in the main menu will now offer the option to rename matches.
- Added the option to always display the remaining time in an online match that has a timeout set. This was previously only available for quick matches.
- Updated the translations.
- When searching for opponents for new online matches the ignore button now also works.
- When using the "Next Match" button it will now respect the selected order for online matches.
- Tournament matches that timed out will now be shown in a different
Ratings and Reviews
Great game, but has easily fixable major flaw
I love this version of Hnefatafl. It is so refined and makes learning and playing this classic game easy and fun. However, there is a major flaw that could be easily corrected by the designer. For example, when playing in online matches, where one player fails to move, there should be an automatic feature that forfeits their game. I’ve had several matches where my opponents just stop playing in the middle of the match, and there is no way to end these games then. They’re basically paused forever. The designer should build in an automatic forfeiture feature if an opponent fails to move after maybe 2 weeks.
A thinking Viking’s game
The rating on this app doesn’t do it justice. This is my favorite digital version of this game I’ve ever played. With tons of options, play by turn online play, and the ability to access all your games between this and the PC version. No free to play monetization garbage either. It’s everything you could ask for.
Great app
As an American, I just found out this game. I had to google the rules/game play. This game is a blast, but would be nice if there was a “rules” section for each of the games, as it seems each game has some variations and rules. Other wise, very nice. 5 stars for sure
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Information
- Seller
- Philippe Schober
- Size
- 218.2 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Phillippe Schober
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Remove Ads $4.99