Fitchneal

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image_caption=Fitchneal Board Layout
players=2
ages=Recommended 4 years and up.
setup_time=30-60 seconds
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complexity=Medium
strategy=High
random_chance=None
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Fitchneal (also "Fidchell", "Fithchill" or "Finchnell") is an Irish game from the Middle Ages. It is descended from the Norse game Hnefatafl. It's rules are the same as those described on Hnefatafl#Reconstruction

External links

Rules and Boards

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* [http://www.games.hartshorn-dale.org/fitchneal.html Shire of Hartshorn-dale - Games - Fitchneal] A very clear set of Fitchneal rules.
* [http://www.historicgames.com/RPgames.html#Fidchell HistoricGames.com] A cloth Fitchneal board.
* [http://historicgames.com/Fitchneal.html The Ballinderry Game board] believed by some scholars to be a Fidchell game.
* [http://www.unicorngarden.com/eigse/eigse01.htm Early Irish Board Games] Information about Fitchneal and other ancient Irish games.
* [http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~leif/games/Hnefetafl/index.html Hnefatafl - A Norse Game] Java applets of various Tafl games, including Fitchneal (though a different board arrangement is used)

Computer Versions

* [http://www.pjsattic.com/?page_id=6 PJ's Attic - Fitchneal 2002] A Mocromedia Shockwave version.
* [http://milescooley.com/mc/widgets/ Miles Cooley's Widgets] A Fitchneal Widget for the Mac OS X Dashboard