Hnefatafl is a board app developed by Philippe Schober.
How many times has Hnefatafl been downloaded?
Hnefatafl has been downloaded 220 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 940 times.
What is the rating of Hnefatafl?
Hnefatafl is rated 4.00 out of 5 stars, based on 1.5 thousand ratings.
Is Hnefatafl free?
Hnefatafl is free to download. The APK download size is 99.02 MB. The latest version available is 3.94. The last update was on November 11, 2025.
What are the requirements for Hnefatafl?
Hnefatafl requires Android 5.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2016.
Description
Hnefatafl is an ancient Scandinavian board game whose variants were played all over medieval Europe before chess was even invented. In those so called Tafl games two different sized armies fight each other. The invading black army tries to capture the white king, while the defending white army tries to protect their king and help him escape.
Often also called the Game of the Vikings Hnefatafl tells many stories, like the Moskowites invasion of Sweden or the Viking hordes pillaging Britain. But no matter what the story is one thing always stays the same: The hunt for the king.
Even though the rules aren't complicated the game offers fascinating strategies and rewards tactical play. Try to surround the enemy pieces, plan ahead, lay traps and force your opponent into surrender. Will you capture the king for gold and glory? Can the loyal guards hold back the invading forces and secure the flight of their king?
For offline and online play you can create your own custom variants -- with over 200,000 different variants possible!
The game features cross platform play with iOS, Windows and Linux and you can use a single account to access all your matches from any of your devices. The multiplayer is asynchronous so you can continue your matches whenever you want.
Valhalla awaits!
This game features the following variants: - Hnefatafl - Hnefatafl - Copenhagen - Hnefatafl - Historical - Hnefatafl - Berserk - Hnefatafl - Fetlar - Sea Battle 11x11 - Sea Battle 13x13 - Tablut - Tablut - Historical ("Saami") - Linnaeus' Tablut - Foteviken Tablut - Ard Ri - Brandubh - Magpie - Tawlbwrdd - Tyr 13x13 - Tyr 15x15 - Tyr 19x19 - Coppergate 15x15 - Alea Evengelii - Custom variants for offline and online play
Feature Overview: - Offline play for two humans on one device - Offline play against various computer opponents - Offline play with computer against computer - Online play via Fellhuhn Gaming Service for two humans - Ingame Chat for Online play - Achievements via Fellhuhn Gaming Service - Tutorial/Rules included - Share matches with other players - Annotate and review online matches - Export matches to OpenTafl - Match Browser to find the fitting match - Match History to review your strategies - Link your account with the Steam version to continue your matches anytime - ELO rankings for rated matches
This app is supported by advertisement which can be disabled through a one-time purchase of IAP.
Permissions: - Internet Access is required for the advertisements and online play - In-App-Billing/Purchase is required for the optional removal of advertisements
Follow us on: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HnefataflGame/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/FellhuhnDotCom - Discord: https://discord.gg/dXMYNB8
Includes artwork created by Thomas Jacquin (http://www.thomasjacquin.com) which are part of the Tafl-Sets of Legend Board Games.
Recent changes: Updated for newer Android versions.
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This is a fantastic implementation of Hnefatafl, offered at a fair one-time purchase price. It comes with lots of rule variants for different player strengths and tutorials for each of them. Nevertheless, this is a game at least as challenging and complex as Chess, so a list of strategy guides in several languages with links in the 'About' section (or wherever there is a good place for a resource list) would be kind. The computer opponent should be improved continuously and add some more themes.
★★★★★Byron Eugene· Dec 26, 2023
This app is the best implementation of the tafl genre of board games that I've ever seen. There's almost infinite customization over the rules of the game, every size of board from 7×7 to 19×19. Multiplayer also works without any issues at all. I highly recommend this app to anyone who wants to play Tafl.
★★☆☆☆Richard LeBreton· Oct 3, 2023
The issue I have straight away is that in this app the king is captured by two pieces (like any of the warrior pieces). Every set of rules I've read the king must be captured by surround all 4 sides.
★☆☆☆☆Ronald 'RV' Van Hook· Jan 4, 2025
The developers do NOT know how tafl is played. A king must be captured from 4 sides for the attacker to win. Once the king reaches a corner, that side wins. This game allows a king to be captured from only 2 sides, and does not allow the kings side to win once a corner is obtained. Translation... This is NOT tafl.
★☆☆☆☆AXEKILLER _311· Aug 14, 2025
Used to love this game, but the AI is impossible to go against while playing attacker now.
★☆☆☆☆Josh Osenbaugh· Jan 20, 2023
Sells your financial info. There is no reason this app should even access any of your data. Edit for reply to dev: In the data safety section. It says "This app shares the following info with third parties: Location (approximate), Financial info (purchase history), and Messages (in game messages)" The app looks nice and all but I just don't understand why a game would share or have access to some of that info.
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