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Re: Off Topic: what game is it?
By:John Skinner
Date: 12/22/2002, 6:35 pm
In Response To: Off Topic: what game is it? (Rick Allnutt)

: Ataxx, Aquataxx have a board of 7x7.

: http://www.chessvariants.com/index/sameboard.php?itemid=LetterChess
: lists about 15 games with a 7x7 board.

: And finally,
: There are many forms of Tafl, with boards measuring from grids of 7-by-7
: (with 49 squares) up to 19-by-19 (with 361), though the mean is a grid of
: 9-by-9, with 81 squares. As the grid of squares is odd-numbered, there is
: a central square, which is called the Konakis or Nowl, and represents both
: the Pole Star, and the navel of the earth. The Lappish form of Tafl was
: called Tablut, and because of the nomadic life, was played using a
: cloth-board, with embroidered squares, while the English version
: (Tawlbort) was played using boards made of wood, metal, whale-bone, or
: walrus-ivory; the use of bone and ivory was significant in that it
: symbolised the wyrd and death ipplicit in the board game.

: Aint this little web library a great thing??

: Rick

all good guesses but the game I built this board for is a game named tablaro, played with seven shot glasses a pair of dice and the spirits of your choice.

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: some one was asking how to build a chess board *Pic*
John Skinner -- 12/21/2002, 7:09 pm
Re: Off Topic: some one was asking how to build a
Quay Marshall -- 12/22/2002, 8:39 am
Re: Hmmm...7x7=49 squares?? *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 12/22/2002, 12:55 am
Re:Not a chessboard. any guesses? what game is it? *NM*
John Skinner -- 12/22/2002, 12:59 am
Off Topic: what game is it?
Rick Allnutt -- 12/22/2002, 7:55 am
Re: Off Topic: what game is it?
John Skinner -- 12/22/2002, 6:35 pm
Re: Off Topic: what game is it?
Shawn Baker -- 12/23/2002, 10:10 am
Re: Off Topic: what game is it?
John Skinner -- 12/23/2002, 10:52 pm
Re: Off Topic: what game is it?
Jeff The Tall -- 12/23/2002, 2:57 pm