Viking Board Game Hnefatafl from the amazing product team at the National Museum Scotland. As always they have created a superb quality (British Made) product that is presented perfectly. A great game and an ideal gift. Hnefatafl, also known as The Viking Game, The Kings Table or simply Tafl, is one of those rare games with two unequal sides. Positioned around the border, the attacking side is comprised of 24 infantry in four groups of 6. All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are captured by "sandwiching" i.e. moving a piece so that an opponents piece is trapped horizontally or vertically between two of yours. Starting the game in a cross formation in the center of the board, the defending team comprises twelve soldiers and a king. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four corner squares. There is an array of information available on the Internet about Hnefatafl, including many rule variations that are worth experimenting with.