# Hnefatafl

Summer DB entity ID: d2f0a931\-4b3c\-455b\-a1ad\-8840a0aeb9e4

Steam App ID: 1249510

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 differently 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?  You can even create your own custom variants \-\- with over 200,000 different variants possible \-\- for online or offline play\! Add jumping pieces, shieldwalls, undying guards, various setps and much more\. This game includes many variants that are played all over the world, including:   Historical Ard Ri   Historical Brandubh   Magpie   Historical Tablut \("Saami"\)   Foteviken Tablut   Linnaeus' Tablut   Copenhagen Hnefatafl   Berserk Hnefatafl   Historical Hnefatafl   Fetlar Hnefatafl   Old Hnefatafl   Sea Battle   Simple Tafl   Tyr   Coppergate   Historical Alea Evengelii   Custom variants for offline and online play   All variants can be played online or offline against computer opponents or fellow humans\. Even the custom variants\. The legacy variants are those that were released within the last six years but are different from those used by the World Tafl Federation\. Included features:   Offline play for two humans   Offline play against various computer opponents   Offline play for two computer opponents   Online play   Ranked and unranked matches   Tournaments   Cross Platform Play between Android, iOS, Linux and Windows clients   Play Online on your PC and continue on your phone, all with just one account   Ingame Chat for Online play   Achievements   ELO Leaderboards   Match Browser   Share games with other players so that they can spectate   Match Annotations \- review any shared match and discuss strategies   Match History \- review any of your completed matches   Tutorial/Rules included   Partial Controller support for two players   Quick or asynchronous online matches   Search all played matches   Online and Offline Statistics    to become a part of our fantastic community\. Learn about the game, share tactics, look for opponents or partake in our channel conquering meta game\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Philippe Schober

- Publisher: Philippe Schober

- Release date: Apr 30, 2020

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Indie, Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Cross\-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Turn Notifications, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1249510/ss\_302c862074a2d0d40f34a8495d87687d50e94004\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667027747, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1249510/ss\_5966da8918560aef988f33e482ce73380e410ce1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667027747, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1249510/ss\_e059a85444ef1cccc53d5282084d9ea2f37369d8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667027747, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1249510/ss\_9c6878a0a1b478491bf24f1007f596e81e0b692b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667027747, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1249510/ss\_560e66b9de7b73870c4ad5b8503d639a0d8ad413\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667027747, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1249510/ss\_a3d9416e9225ef6159fabb232297531f8b4974c8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667027747

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 53

- Steam positive reviews: 53

- Steam negative reviews: 0

- Steam positive percentage: 100%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:14:42\.394792\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:14:43\.625573\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:14:43\.374366\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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