Halatafl is generally considered an ancient Norse board game, but the evidence is pretty weak.

Published: Mon 20th Apr

Most references to Halatafl consider the game to be of the Fox & Geese variety — a predator-versus-prey board game. This set of rules appears to be a later invention, based almost entirely on speculation.

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Halatafl is not listed in the BGG database..
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