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A hand made pine tablut board with glass pieces.
Bought this version at the museum of Birka (Björkö, Sweden), a replica from a gameset uncovered at the old Viking Settlement.
Painted wooden board and markers
Tablut
Arkham Tablut, my custom reskin.

Tablut (1700)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
45–45 min
Age
8+
6.38
Average rating
278
Ratings
2.53/5
Weight
#10836
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Freedom's Contest +7 more
Designer:(Uncredited)
Artist:(Uncredited)
Publisher:(Self-Published) +23 more
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Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.1, Theme 4
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.1
Theme4.0

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Overview

Tablut is a traditional tafl game played on a 9×9 grid. The game was originally recorded by Linnaeus in Lapland in 1732.

game description for Swords & Shields One player controls the Shields and the other controls the Swords. The Swords player must try to capture the Chief Shield, while the Shields player must clear a safe path for the Chief Shield to escape off the board. Pieces can move any number of spaces in a straight line, and are captured when bracketed on two opposite sides by opponent pieces.

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