About Hnefatafl
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...
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?
For offline and online play you can create your own custom variants -- with over 200,000 different variants possible!
The game features cross platform play with iOS, Windows and Linux and you can use a single account to access all your matches from any of your devices. The multiplayer is asynchronous so you can continue your matches whenever you want.
Valhalla awaits!
This game features the following variants:
- Hnefatafl
- Hnefatafl - Copenhagen
- Hnefatafl - Historical
- Hnefatafl - Berserk
- Hnefatafl - Fetlar
- Sea Battle 11x11
- Sea Battle 13x13
- Tablut
- Tablut - Historical ("Saami")
- Linnaeus' Tablut
- Foteviken Tablut
- Ard Ri
- Brandubh
- Magpie
- Tawlbwrdd
- Tyr 13x13
- Tyr 15x15
- Tyr 19x19
- Coppergate 15x15
- Alea Evengelii
- Custom variants for offline and online play
Feature Overview:
- Offline play for two humans on one device
- Offline play against various computer opponents
- Offline play with computer against computer
- Online play via Fellhuhn Gaming Service for two humans
- Ingame Chat for Online play
- Achievements via Fellhuhn Gaming Service
- Tutorial/Rules included
- Share matches with other players
- Annotate and review online matches
- Export matches to OpenTafl
- Match Browser to find the fitting match
- Match History to review your strategies
- Link your account with the Steam version to continue your matches anytime
- ELO rankings for rated matches
This app is supported by advertisement which can be disabled through a one-time purchase of IAP.
Permissions:
- Internet Access is required for the advertisements and online play
- In-App-Billing/Purchase is required for the optional removal of advertisements
Follow us on:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HnefataflGame/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/FellhuhnDotCom
- Discord: https://discord.gg/dXMYNB8
Includes artwork created by Thomas Jacquin (http://www.thomasjacquin.com) which are part of the Tafl-Sets of Legend Board Games.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Hnefatafl since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-07 12:07:07.
The latest version is 3.94 and it was updated on 2026-06-11 18:19:22. See below the changes in each version.
Hnefatafl version 3.94
Updated At: 2026-04-01
Changes: Updated for newer Android versions.
Hnefatafl version 3.92
Updated At: 2024-08-08
Changes: Fixed an issue with the server which prevented any communication with it. Online functionalities are now restored.
Hnefatafl version 3.91
Updated At: 2022-11-23
Changes: Long Clicking (or right clicking) an offline match in the main menu will now offer the option to rename matches.
Added the option to always display the remaining time in an online match that has a timeout set. This was previously only available for quick matches.
Updated the translations.
When searching for opponents for new online matches the ignore button now also works.
When using the "Next Match" button it will now respect the selected order for online matches.
Hnefatafl version 3.88
Updated At: 2021-08-20
Changes: Added more safeguards to prevent matches from getting corrupted.
Hnefatafl version 3.87
Updated At: 2021-08-07
Changes: Fixed the crash upon startup that the previous version introduced on some devices.
Hnefatafl version 3.85
Updated At: 2021-07-28
Changes: Fixed a rule in the new Tyr variants: Commanders and Knights can now jump over their own ordinary pieces.
If Knights behave exactly as Commanders they will now also be called Commanders and not explicitly mentioned in the rules/tutorial.
Annotations are now only available in ranked matches (including tournaments).
Hnefatafl version 3.84
Updated At: 2021-07-23
Changes: Added a new custom setup for 17x17 boards.
The three old Tyr variants are now marked as Legacy.
Added two new Tyr variants (without the variegated men).
The accented Heads pieces now has a higher contrast for the Knight and Commander pieces as well.
Hnefatafl version 3.82
Updated At: 2021-07-10
Changes: Changed Rule: In edge escape berserk variants in which the King can jump he can now use his berserk move to jump over an enemy to reach an edge tile.
Changed Rule: In variants where blocked off corners lead to a victory for black the pieces blocking off a corner now also need to be secure. So two pieces are not enough anymore to secure a corner.
Improved the loading of third party mods. Absolute image links work now and the game is not as picky about the config file's name.
Hnefatafl version 3.81
Updated At: 2021-06-29
Changes: Added two new 17x17 setups for custom variants.
Updated translations.
Added a new avatar.
Hnefatafl version 3.79
Updated At: 2021-06-21
Changes: QuickFix: Pieces and tiles can now be selected again. This wasn't possible on some devices since the last update.
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