- Fitchneal
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subject_name=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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footnotes =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 onHnefatafl#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
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