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May 25, 2021·How to play·06:40·0·Watch on YouTube

Play Brandubh, the ancient Irish version of the Viking "tafl" board game

NewVenture Games

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Watch “Play Brandubh, the ancient Irish version of the Viking "tafl" board game,” a how-to-play guide for Brandubh from NewVenture Games on BoardGameVideo.

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Brandubh

Brandubh

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Mostly how-to-play. Brandubh is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 how-to-play guides and 1 recorded sessions.

2 players
20 min
2.6/5 weight

About Brandubh, from BoardGameGeek:

The actual traditional tafl game Brandubh or Brandub bears little or no resemblance to the modern game of the same name published as "Celtic Royal Chess". A leaflet with the rules to this game is linked to Hnefatafl.

Artists

Tímea Kőszegi, Lívia Varga

Categories

Abstract StrategyMedieval

Mechanics

Pattern BuildingGrid Movement
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