My 5th grade son is studying Vikings and planning a Viking Feast at school. I plan to show them the instructional portion of this video so they can play! Thanks so much for sharing the instructions so clearly!
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks :) I appreciate you sticking with me for so long! More vids coming!
@innocentBystander19
11 жыл бұрын
Came upon this video again and I wanted to stop and let you know that my since the first time I saw this video, my friends and I have played this game a million times. We've gotten quite good, and had many hours of fun playing. I wanted to thank you for introducing me to this.
@BR5499a
8 жыл бұрын
Play starts at 7:17
@floris812
7 жыл бұрын
thank you
@dungeoneering1974
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@hhaerewa9172
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother was wandering when he starts lol
@deadcenter9270
6 жыл бұрын
bless you.
@noahbasara8529
6 жыл бұрын
you are a saint
@1aerjen1
9 жыл бұрын
The King is captured by boxing him in on four sides. Or by being boxing against the king square.
@gloriserve12
7 жыл бұрын
I watched your intro and how-to-play section at the end. Very thankful for your colleague who did the research for how to play for your version. I love the concept for this game. It was jaw dropping to listen and watch to how you explained it. Especially because it is an ancient game from the vikings.
@karentravis1575
4 жыл бұрын
Great instructions, thank you. My husband made a beautiful board from faux leather, complete with draw strings to turn it into a sack he can carry the game pieces in. He made the pieces from clay and after they were fired, he painted them with Testor enamel paint. The King and his defenders are white and the attackers are red. This is an easy to learn game! Always had trouble with chess, this is more my style.
@richardturner6981
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing us how to make and play this ancient game. My Danish ancestors must have had hours of fun playing this game.
@bryanmullins3324
10 жыл бұрын
Definitely a project for me and my friend. I would love making the board and pieces while he paints. Perfect. =)
@inigomontoya6421
11 жыл бұрын
For an older man, you have lovely hands. The purple nail polish is a nice touch...
@peon17
11 жыл бұрын
This is pretty cool. If I can find time over the next couple of weeks I think I might make one of these for a friend for a Christmas gift. I know he'd love it.
@yote2248
11 жыл бұрын
Having recently discovered your channel as my hobbies are similar to yours I'd like to say that I appreciate your enthusiasm toward these pass-times. I've recently moved and have shown some new friends the things I've made (some from your tutorials actually) and my favorite response was "People do this and no one told me?" Keep being awesome!
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
great question! normally no. but there are variations of the game where the colored starting squares are hostile and can be used to flank.
@MythoMead
10 жыл бұрын
What a great and simple game. I have to play it now. Not only because I think it will be a lot of fun, but because I am of Viking heritage. Anyway, thanks for making the video and showing how to play Hnefatafl. Capture the King!
@Xydorf
6 жыл бұрын
Bryce Menees it is very nice
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
Great question. They are arts and crafts paints so the colors might be a bit malleable. But the bottles say "Primary Red" and "Christmas Green".
@AwesomeIsNoah
12 жыл бұрын
What a great way to unite the egg tempera and plastic making tutorials!
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
this is such a terrific question. I just looked that game up. I am putting it on my list. Thanks!
@SailorBarsoom
12 жыл бұрын
I've heard of this game, seen pictures of it, even decided that my Norwegian airship pirate navigator, Kristina Erickson, plays it. But I haven't played it myself. I might try it out, though.
@wolfsangeleyes
12 жыл бұрын
I've never liked board games. Ever. But this is awesome. Thank you
@epicfantasy
11 жыл бұрын
You are wecome! Thanks for following my channel. Got another ancient board game coming, Roman.
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I might do this. There are a lot of them!
@innocentBystander19
11 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I stumbled on this. I'm going to make it, and carve the pieces out of foam or clay or wood the way I would make miniatures terrain. Might even make the board with Hirst Arts tiles if I'm feeling up to it. Thank you for this.
@MisterKisk
12 жыл бұрын
That's pretty awesome. The next board game you should make is Ludus Latrunculorum, the Roman version of chess/checkers, played by Roman soldiers, typically on an 12x8 sized board, but the size varied from place to place (8x8 and 8x7 were commonly found in archaeological digs). Similar manner of capturing in Hnefatafl, but both sides have the same number of pieces. Though taking the "Leader" or "Dux" piece, has to be surrounded.
@argonwheatbelly637
5 жыл бұрын
The game uses custodian capture, with the king requiring four spaces to be occupied rather than two. The throne may count as one of those spaces, I.e. One custodian set, one lone piece opposite the throne, and the king at the center. There's more, but I'd suggest the Copenhagen rules, as they fix a few imbalances in the Fetlar rules, which are pretty good.
@epicfantasy
11 жыл бұрын
Great question. The mover dominates and the O is removed from the board.
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
A king can be captured by just two. But, the game can be varied to make it more difficult by capturing with 4.
@parrishriddle7945
8 жыл бұрын
Love love that you shared this. I am going to make this for sure. Seems the pieces need a large base to enable stability. Thank you for putting this together!
@cy2087
10 жыл бұрын
Hi Epic: This is great! I was looking for a present to make for my nephew and this fits the bill perfectly. I love games like chess and I'm trying to see if I can get him interested. He likes the unique things and this is not very common here in the US. I think I'm going to try to make a wooden board w/ metal inlay and field minitures as the pieces. Thanks for an awesome idea.
@lukeeeeeeeeee3613
4 жыл бұрын
@cy2087 how did he like it?
@spectrequill
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this. I have made a few traditional board games before. This was new to me, and is next on the list. Great job with the paints - it looks fantastic. Love your site/channel. Keep the inspiration coming!
@shadowphoenix8962
5 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up on your method of making the set and board,very good.But I believe you should have said the king needs to be surounded on 4 sides.the most common variation☺
@epicfantasy
11 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. And thanks for subscribing. I have a lot more stuff coming!
@MrAbio333
12 жыл бұрын
Amazing, yesterday i went to a viking museum (in Holland) and there you could learn and play this game. It was tablut thoug the 9X9 version but still cool. So i thought i can make that myself. Today i start up youtube and i see you have uploaded this. wow.
@PatrickMurphy-sg5fn
11 жыл бұрын
Just brought a version of this game at my local Renaissance Festival. Great FUN!!
@Darkthunder037
11 жыл бұрын
found your channel by looking how to make chainmail and I love it!!! all my subscriptions are dying off so I needed new ones to take there place. and your stuff is what I want to see. thank you :)
@epicfantasy
11 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching, have fun and send a pic when it's done.
@dbztiki
12 жыл бұрын
Been subscribed for years, this is my favorite channel on KZitem.
@backyardsounds
12 жыл бұрын
OH my, you have such LOVELY hands! And especially when you were molding those pieces! wooooo!
@MrReallyBlind
12 жыл бұрын
I subscribed about a week ago. Best decision ever! Keep up the awesome work! In a few days, I may post a video with either stop motion or the assassins creed chestpiece! Thanks alot!
@BBURN2007
7 жыл бұрын
I made this game for my future father in-law and he loves it, thank you for the inspiration
@JoiBASSi
12 жыл бұрын
the literal translation of hnefatafl from icelandic to english is "fist chess". If you are interested in the pronauntion the first word hnefa has a strong "e". also the "fl" in tafl is more of a "bl".
@OSIStv
12 жыл бұрын
It's actually a really fun game! I'm from Sweden and I've played it quite a few times! Pretty fun! :)
@millielps999
11 жыл бұрын
doin a viking project at school, this vid really helped , thanx
@anniepixeltrik6695
4 жыл бұрын
You totally missed covering how to capture the king (surrounding on all 4 sides), and not being able to use the edge of the board to capture (have to capture with a piece or a wall), and about the attacking team not being able to re-enter their base camps after leaving and that they are treated as walls once you exit.
@watchtheskys65
11 жыл бұрын
I love this game. I collect ancient artifacts and it was only a matter of time before I discovered this!
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
YEs, red and green can both be flanked. this is two player game only. and in this variation of the game red squares are not a threat.... but,... it can be played that way to make it more challenging. There are variations of how the game is played.
@ogcmanjahsson8884
10 жыл бұрын
I got a game like this as a kid. maybe the same. It was about 1971 it was called Swords and Shields. and the kings pieces were shields and the attacker were swords I think it was a Milton Bradly production. loved it. the swords won about 70 %
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
wow,thanks!
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
great question! Yes, those squares are hostile to the king too.
@epicfantasy
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks, and thanks for sharing the love!!
@bryanhoward2003
10 жыл бұрын
Great video. One Variant of The game that is older, has The Same number of kings Men but The enemy has eight men to each side. The Board was 13x13.
@ericward8459
9 жыл бұрын
I made a tile-top table with a pattern like that so I could play it without the board... Though I can't bring it with me..
@epicfantasy
9 жыл бұрын
Eric Ward Wonderfully creative!
@ericward8459
8 жыл бұрын
+epicfantasy Thanks, all because of you, man!
@espositogregory
5 жыл бұрын
This was a very good presentation, as well as first (but surely not last) I’ve seen of your channel. Please do a showon the logistics of chance games: (Do deck features like 52 cards of 4 suites & 13 faces factor in playability? How many varieties of chance exists & in what ways are these elements leveraged in games? A little more history would have tickled my anthropologic pickle, but I’m probably being greedy. Either way, that detail to use (presumed) proper runic labels per/piece was magnificent! I personally suggest when making pieces opposed in color, go for a 2-hue pallet. Red&white vs Green&black would have been my choice, but the gold was a nice touch. Naturalistic, or period-feasible is always my go-to; this doesn’t exclude going a bit over on execution. Like a neo-paleo rendition... I might send a picture of the set I’ve started (This was a good layout resource) from wood on a leather-worker & dyed rawhide. Each piece is going to be hand made, and furthermore, the dyes and pigments will all be natural home-made ash-oils, flower mashes, etc. Probably one Indian paintbrush-red on natural wood background, and the other bonemeal-lightened bluebonnet-blue on black ash paste soaked charcoal background. The board is a medium warm brown rawhide 12x24x1.5” sheet. Just henna type dye and a glossy selant finish thing (leatherworking virgin...)
@SPQRLegionVIII
11 жыл бұрын
Ancient Board Games? i am SO IN!! Awesome video! -George
@RoyArrowood
5 жыл бұрын
If I flank myself does my piece still get eliminated?
@TheFhace
5 жыл бұрын
No, you cannot flank your own pieces.
@interghost
8 жыл бұрын
Nice one. I might make this using Go-Go's as the pieces as my kids have tons of them!
@epicfantasy
11 жыл бұрын
Wow, Really kind of neat to hear this! thanks. And well..youre welcome! Got another ancient board game coming. Ludus Latronculum.... Think I spelled that wrong.
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
no, not in this version. Although there are some versions where you can do that.
@MrReallyBlind
12 жыл бұрын
I sometimes make cool board games and sometimes show my friends. They loved one that if found where you shoot and move by flicking a pencil across paper. This one will get them syked
@Timurv1234
12 жыл бұрын
Its actually interesting that the Dwarven language of Khazad-Dum from Lord of the Rings, well, the writing at least, was created from these ancient languages. :D
@underfire987
12 жыл бұрын
Very cool man thanks for sharing!
@paulodwyer8626
5 жыл бұрын
I made this game and played in many times with people. I love it, but one problem. The game is lopsided. The siege pieces have the advantage. Has anyone modified the rules to make the game more balanced?
@loszhor
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information.
@megalolly6140
8 жыл бұрын
does red have to flank green
@WigWagWorkshop
12 жыл бұрын
Very cool Will! You always amaze me will the variety of your projects!
@FluffeeKay
12 жыл бұрын
I vouch for Will everyone! This man is always uploading awesome projects that expand your historical knowledge and help you learn a variety of skills. One of the most creative men on KZitem, if you aren't a subscriber then you are missing out on all of the fun shenanigans going down on this channel! SUBSCRIBE NOW!
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@GhostsDontWalk1
12 жыл бұрын
Very cool. I'd imagine you could use the egg yolk paint to paint the pieces, right? I think it would be cool to use old school paints to craft an old school game.
@waynedaly100
12 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff, The norse made my city Dublin over a thousand years ago, this game looks cool, i will make one, but i think i will use wargames factory 28mm vikings figs for the pices
@JtHih
12 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I'm definitely going to make it one day.
@combatboi
12 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome!!!
@bryanhoward2003
10 жыл бұрын
Viking Axe Studios, in answer to your question, Yes The Kings does have to be flanked on all four sides.
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
that is kind of cool. Maybe its a sign! You have to make it now!
@Majilikin
12 жыл бұрын
that's makes it even harder. Fun!
@almond125
11 жыл бұрын
I love you vids thanks for posting this will be fun projects for me and my friends
@jenniferfar
3 жыл бұрын
SO GREAT. super way to lead into asym.
@toezarden
12 жыл бұрын
k thanks! I love your projects, you have been a great inspiration for me.
@MrReallyBlind
12 жыл бұрын
Great job! When are you making more assassins creed stuff? ( I got assassins creed 2 about a week ago, and I wanna be Ezio for Halloween.)
@frontofthesoapless5445
6 жыл бұрын
Could you flank a row, lets say red on d3 and d4, but green on d2 and moves one to d5, would both the red pieces be captured?
@TheFhace
5 жыл бұрын
You commented awhile ago but just in case, no you cannot flank a row.
@pwnismaximus
12 жыл бұрын
I have a question. What job do you have? Career hobbyist? Cause that's awesome. Another nice job!
@greenyk3904
9 жыл бұрын
such a fun game
@mikak.7272
10 жыл бұрын
If you just want to see the "How-to-play-Part": 7:15 :D
@jimtaggart9288
8 жыл бұрын
Great Video. So inspiring I made my own Hnefatafl Game...
@E6DeltaGirl
12 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! Fun, creative and informative :D Thanks Will *thumbs up*
@rma002
11 жыл бұрын
I have a question about capturing; What happens if I move a piece into a position where I can capture an opponents piece, but am also "framed" but my opponents pieces? Here is an example of what I am talking about: X O X O (Imagine the second 'X' was just moved into that position.) In this case, both the middle 'X' and the middle 'O' are in "captured" positions.
@diegohferraz
11 жыл бұрын
This Video is amazing! i will try to do, but i think that it's hader so find someone to play this game!
@mikefearn5213
6 жыл бұрын
I have now finally released my App version for this game 'The Viking Game' (can also be found searching by Hnefatafl). I believe I have created the strongest A.I.Player yet developed to play this. Now available for iPad and iPhone.
@Majilikin
12 жыл бұрын
are the throne square and the winning square hostile to the king to?
@kailaan134
10 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this when I was younger. Thanks, now I know how to play for real lol
@JAEvans
9 жыл бұрын
I just made the pieces out of sewn together colored buttons with a weighted bottom.
@LanceEndayaBerlinwoo
12 жыл бұрын
please teach us the wolverine claws(retractable mechanism) :D it's awesome
@JustintheRedneckDruid
11 жыл бұрын
You should do a tutorial for the ancient egyptian board game tenet if you haven't already done one
@Kartingjon
12 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, im gonna make this dang thing.
@gabrielem3
12 жыл бұрын
Is that a emerald greed or viridian green and that red is crimson ?
@richgames1935
5 жыл бұрын
Tafl by Jesse Robinson is a good introductory book for different variations as well. Here's little write up I did on it: @t
@epicfantasy
12 жыл бұрын
yes, both sides can flank.
@ThaRealChuckD
8 жыл бұрын
Kings to the corners is only one version! There is a Kings to the "ends" version!
@islandbuoy4
6 жыл бұрын
where are the ends?
@Octopossible
6 жыл бұрын
Not just to the edge of the board, but move the king all the way off the board. Also keep in mind that the king (in this version at least) cannot move into or through any of the home squares of the attacker. ie. the red squares on epicfantasy's board.
@floris812
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, i think it could be a cool idea to make a game about it! if i finish it it might come on my channel
@GreatTechnologicalRU
12 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@camarillasmith
10 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found you! LOVE these tutorials!
@ThePaganBorn
12 жыл бұрын
My only question is how do the edge squares play? By that I mean, if the King's Guard moves infront of an assaulting piece at the board's edge, are they flanked or not?
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