Hnefatafl (tuxdb.com)

Release 3.48

This update brings a lot of new options for custom variants. Capture all enclosed enemies at once or change the way berserking works. Five new layouts may offer complete new experiences. Besides that the display of local matches in the main menu has been improved and some minor bugs fixed. Additionally the timeout for online matches can now be set. While it was fixed at two weeks for each move it can now be set to a minimum of 2 hours for each move, encouraging faster play. Here is the complete list of changes:

If the custom option "King gets captured by two except on the throne" is enabled the empty throne won't act as anvil anymore.
The state of local matches will now be shown in the main menu.
The name of the used custom variants for local matches will now be shown in the main menu for each match.
Added a new 17x17 custom board layout.
Added four new 13x13 custom board layouts.
New option for custom games: When berserking a piece may not pass an opponent without capturing it.
New option for custom games: When berserking a piece may not change the direction it is moving.
New option for custom games: Shieldwalls also capture the king.
New option for custom games: All pieces that are fully enclosed get captured.
For online matches the timeout can now be selected to encourage quicker matches.
Variants with Shieldwalls and edge escape can now capture multiple pieces with shieldwalls against the corners of the board.

[ 2020-11-01 11:58:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hnefatafl
Philippe Schober

Developer

Philippe Schober

Publisher

2020-04-30

Release

Strategy Singleplayer Multiplayer

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

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Website

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249510

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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!

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 SETUPOS: 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.
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: 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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