Archaeology

• Tali at the Roman Board Games site -- URL via the Wayback Machine. (more)
• A photo of the Ballinderry Game Board -- This is one of the most important archaeological finds relating to Tafl. (more)
• Count and Capture Games at the Museum of Games -- This page has a good overview of the family; at the bottom are links to boards and rules from many different countries. (more)
• Sten Helmfrid on Tafl Games -- Nominally focused on Hnefetafl, but really a fine, deeply detailed overview of the entire family. (more)
• A Pictorial History of the Game of Go -- A lovely page, mostly composed of archaeological findings relating to Go -- pieces, boards, and images. (more)
• The Lewis Hoard of Gaming Pieces: A Re-examination of their Context, Meanings, Discovery and Manufacture -- (more)
• The Viking Answer Lady on Tafl Games -- A lovely, detailed article on the Tafl family in general, outlining the major variants. (more)
• Hnefatafl - Archaeological Finds -- A nice page that summarizes all of the physical artifacts that have been found to date for the Tafl family. (more)
• Damian Walker's Hnefetafl Site -- A large and deep site on All Things Hnefetafl, and really, on the Tafl family in general. Especially strong sections on Archaeological Finds, Literary Sources, and stuff like that. (more)
• The Beginnings of Chess -- An in-depth academic paper analyzing the sources, with an eye towards figuring out where Chess came from. (more)
• Trondheim Hnefatafl Board Fragment -- Some notes about a relatively recently found board, and some thoughts about its possible implications. (more)