Game older than chess

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Marty Ward

August 26, 2015, 07:09:13 AM
Not sure where to put this but I thought it was interesting.

"You Have to Play This 1,600-Year-Old Viking War Game


Especially if you're a diplomat, soldier or spy, says one ex-spook"

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/you-have-to-play-this-1-600-year-old-viking-war-game-cef088ae4e2d
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Bison

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August 26, 2015, 08:36:47 AM
Hey that's a cool find Marty.   Also the game of Go is older than chess too.

bayonetbrant

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August 26, 2015, 08:51:58 AM
very cool
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bob48

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August 26, 2015, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: Bison on August 26, 2015, 08:36:47 AM
Hey that's a cool find Marty.   Also the game of Go is older than chess too.

Go is a fantastic game.
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August 26, 2015, 09:21:17 AM
I could have sworn I posted something about this here, but a quick search turned up nothing so maybe I didn't. I do know that I read this article on June 30, 2015 because that's the day I added this game to my Amazon wish list.

Anyway, great find, Marty.
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August 26, 2015, 01:30:29 PM
Hnefatafl has been around for over a thousand years and it took a forum post to make me aware of its existence. Thanks, Marty!  O0
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August 26, 2015, 03:05:02 PM
Quote from: Greybriar on August 26, 2015, 01:30:29 PMHnefatafl has been around for over a thousand years and it took a forum post to make me aware of its existence.

to be fair - you could replace Hnefatafl with "Windigo" and the meaning wouldn't change much
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#7
August 26, 2015, 06:56:15 PM
I actually have an old DOS-based version of a Tafl-game in my physical game copy hoard somewhere.

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August 26, 2015, 09:03:11 PM
there's a Dragon Magazine version
http://annarchive.com/files/Drmg128.pdf
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August 27, 2015, 06:03:56 AM
Someone get Steam Early Access on this, stat!  O0

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August 27, 2015, 09:16:28 AM
Quote from: JasonPratt on August 27, 2015, 06:03:56 AM
Someone get Steam Early Access on this, stat!  O0

Until then (from the article): "President Obama has the personality of a sniper." Discuss?

Wrong thread :)
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#11
August 28, 2015, 02:40:05 PM
Well, I didn't mean discuss here, duh. Should've been clearer, sorry.

(Just seemed like something kind of wacky stated by someone interviewed in the article.)
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September 02, 2015, 12:34:35 PM
Nice find. O0 I'd never heard of that game.
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