Fitchneal
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| Fitchneal | |
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 Fitchneal Board Layout |
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| Players | 2 |
| Age range | Recommended 4 years and up. |
| Setup time | 30-60 seconds |
| Playing time | edit |
| Random chance | None |
| Skills required | edit |
Fitchneal (also Fidchell, Fithchill or Finchnell) is an Irish game from the Middle Ages. It is descended from the Norse game Hnefatafl. It's rules are the same as those described on Hnefatafl#Reconstruction
[edit] External links
[edit] Rules and Boards
- Fitchneal at BoardGameGeek
- Shire of Hartshorn-dale - Games - Fitchneal A very clear set of Fitchneal rules.
- HistoricGames.com A cloth Fitchneal board.
- The Ballinderry Game board , believed by some scholars to be a Fidchell game.
- Early Irish Board Games Information about Fitchneal and other ancient Irish games.
- Hnefatafl - A Norse Game Java applets of various Tafl games, including Fitchneal (though a different board arrangement is used)
[edit] Computer Versions
- PJ's Attic - Fitchneal 2002 A Mocromedia Shockwave version.
- Miles Cooley's Widget's A Fitchneal Widget for the Mac OS X Dashboard
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