Release 3.25
Two different board sizes for Tyr have been added: 13x13 and 15x15. Tyr is a Hnefatafl variant with Berserk rules, a weaker Knight and a new piece: The Variengated Man. A piece that instead of getting captured changes sides when surrounded. Only two other Variengated Men can remove him from the game. See the rules here: http://aagenielsen.dk/tyr_rules.pdf
This variant is based on the findings of Linnaeus. A weak but armed King and some other smaller rule changes make this variant quite interesting.
Two options to export a match are now available. It can either be exported (copied into the clipboard (copy & paste buffer)) in OpenTafl format to be used with their engine. The other option is copying an online match to a local human vs human match for reviewing options and experimenting with strategies.
When spectating a match through the code one of the participants created for you, it will now be stored in a list which will be synchronized between devices for easier access. While spectating a match it will now also update automatically once the match changes so that you can watch it unfold live.
[ 2020-05-13 18:15:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Tyr
Two different board sizes for Tyr have been added: 13x13 and 15x15. Tyr is a Hnefatafl variant with Berserk rules, a weaker Knight and a new piece: The Variengated Man. A piece that instead of getting captured changes sides when surrounded. Only two other Variengated Men can remove him from the game. See the rules here: http://aagenielsen.dk/tyr_rules.pdf
Linnaeus' Tablut
This variant is based on the findings of Linnaeus. A weak but armed King and some other smaller rule changes make this variant quite interesting.
Match Export
Two options to export a match are now available. It can either be exported (copied into the clipboard (copy & paste buffer)) in OpenTafl format to be used with their engine. The other option is copying an online match to a local human vs human match for reviewing options and experimenting with strategies.
Spectating Matches
When spectating a match through the code one of the participants created for you, it will now be stored in a list which will be synchronized between devices for easier access. While spectating a match it will now also update automatically once the match changes so that you can watch it unfold live.
Complete Changelog
- Added a new avatar.
- Added the variant Linnaeus' Tablut.
- Added the variant Tyr 13x13.
- Added the variant Tyr 15x15.
- New piece type: Variegated Men. They change their side instead of being removed when captured (except when they get captured by two other variegated men).
- Matches can now be exported to the OTG (OpenTafl) format.
- Online matches can now be copied to a local human vs human match.
- As Uhtred kept misbehaving he has been replaced by Uhtred, son of Uhtred.
- The old Berserk Hnefatafl variant is back (the King can jump from and to any tile) as its own variant.
- Watched matches will now be stored and synced between the devices.
- Watched matches will now be updated upon changes while spectating the match.
- Increased the stability of the Steam version.
- Added two new tracks by the talented Alexander Nakarada.
Hnefatafl
Philippe Schober
Philippe Schober
2020-04-30
Strategy Singleplayer Multiplayer
Game News Posts 53
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
Positive
(39 reviews)
https://www.fellhuhn.com
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249510
"Hnefatafl"-Linux [265.85 M]
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 even create your own custom variants -- with over 200,000 different variants possible -- for online or offline play!
All variants can be played online or offline against bots or fellow humans. Even the custom variants.
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 even create your own custom variants -- with over 200,000 different variants possible -- for online or offline play!
This game includes the following variants:
- Hnefatafl
- Hnefatafl - Copenhagen Rules
- Hnefatafl - Historical Rules
- Hnefatafl - Berserk Rules
- Hnefatafl - Fetlar Rules
- Simple Tafl
- Sea Battle 11x11
- Sea Battle 13x13
- Linnaeus' Tablut
- Tablut
- Tablut - Historical Rules ("Saami")
- Foteviken Tablut
- Ard Ri
- Brandubh
- Magpie
- Tawlbwrdd
- Tyr 13x13
- Tyr 15x15
- Tyr 19x19
- Coppergate 15x15
- Alea Evengelii
- Custom variants for offline and online play
All variants can be played online or offline against bots or fellow humans. Even the custom variants.
Included features:
- Offline play for two humans
- Offline play against various computer opponents
- Offline play for two computer opponents
- Online play
- Ranked and unranked matches
- Cross Platform Play between Android, iOS and Windows clients
- Play Online on your PC and continue on your phone, all with just one account
- Ingame Chat for Online play
- Achievements
- ELO Leaderboard
- Match Browser
- Share games with other players so that they can spectate
- Match Annotations - review any shared match and discuss strategies
- Match History - review any of your completed matches
- Tutorial/Rules included
- Partial Controller support
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04
- Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+. Vulkan capable
- Storage: 200 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Gnome desktop environment running on top of X11 windowing system Other configuration and user environment as provided stock with the supported distribution (such as Kernel or Compositor) Nvidia and AMD GPUs using Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver or AMD Mesa graphics driver.
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04
- Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+. Vulkan capableNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 300 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Gnome desktop environment running on top of X11 windowing system Other configuration and user environment as provided stock with the supported distribution (such as Kernel or Compositor) Nvidia and AMD GPUs using Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver or AMD Mesa graphics driver.
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