Fox and Geese Halatafl
Fox and Geese Halatafl
FOX AND GEESE Set the board out and place 13 white pawns (geese) on the spaces on one side of the board as shown below. Place 1 red pawn (the fox) in the middle of the board.
The Fox Games of Medieval Europe Fox games are a style of game where one player is the fox or foxes and the other player is the geese or sheep. The fox tries to capture the prey while the prey tries to pin the fox or reach a certain part of the board. Halatafl is more challenging than Fox and Geese but they are still both fun for the entire family.
Setup HALATAFL Set the board out and place 20 white pawns (sheep) on the spaces on the opposite side of the red square (the paddock). Place the two red pawns (the foxes) in the back corners of the paddock as shown below.
In both games to decide who goes first the player who is the fox takes a goose or sheep in one hand and a fox in the other. They shuffle them around behind their back and place both hands as closed fists before the other player. The other player then picks a hand and if they pick the their piece (a sheep or a goose) they go first; if they pick the fox then the fox goes first.
Starting The Game Whoever goes first moves one of their pawns one space. The next player then in turn moves on of their pawns one space. In HALATAFL the sheep are restricted in their movements as they may only move forward and sideways. The foxes may move in any direction. In FOX AND GEESE there are no restrictions on movement and both fox and geese may move any direction they choose.
The Second Turn And Beyond In HALATAFL once play has commenced the foxes try to capture the sheep by jumping over them as they would in checkers. That is jumping over a sheep to a vacant space adjacent to the sheep. If one of the foxes can capture a sheep they must do it. Multiple captures are allowed in one turn and if possible must be taken. Captured sheep are taken off of the board. If the sheep surround a fox so that it cannot move then the fox is captured and removed from the board. In FOX AND GEESE once play has commenced the fox tries to capture the geese by jumping over them in the same manner as in Halatafl. However it is not mandatory that the fox capture a sheep if possible. Multiple captures are also possible but not mandatory. The sheep try to pin the fox by surrounding it so it cannot move.
Winning The Game In HALATAFL the sheep win when they have filled all of the nine spaces in the paddock. The foxes win if they capture enough sheep that they cannot fill the paddock. In FOX AND GEESE the geese win if they pin the fox so that it cannot move; the fox wins if it captures enough geese so that it cannot be pinned.
Credits The following people made this game possible. Game Concept: Josh Kurtenbach (based on mediaeval games) Artwork: Josh Kurtenbach and CLKER.com Free and Public Domain Clipart Play Testers: Josh Kurtenbach Amanda Irvine Jazmin Snider Ryan Repko Elise Repko
Legal Fox and Geese/Halatafl ©2010 Games of the World. All rights reserved. Check us out on the web at: http://worldgamestgc.blogspot.com
FOX AND GEESE Set the board out and place 13 white pawns (geese) on the spaces on one side of the board as shown below. Place 1 red pawn (the fox) in the middle of the board.
The Fox Games of Medieval Europe Fox games are a style of game where one player is the fox or foxes and the other player is the geese or sheep. The fox tries to capture the prey while the prey tries to pin the fox or reach a certain part of the board. Halatafl is more challenging than Fox and Geese but they are still both fun for the entire family.
Setup HALATAFL Set the board out and place 20 white pawns (sheep) on the spaces on the opposite side of the red square (the paddock). Place the two red pawns (the foxes) in the back corners of the paddock as shown below.
In both games to decide who goes first the player who is the fox takes a goose or sheep in one hand and a fox in the other. They shuffle them around behind their back and place both hands as closed fists before the other player. The other player then picks a hand and if they pick the their piece (a sheep or a goose) they go first; if they pick the fox then the fox goes first.
Starting The Game Whoever goes first moves one of their pawns one space. The next player then in turn moves on of their pawns one space. In HALATAFL the sheep are restricted in their movements as they may only move forward and sideways. The foxes may move in any direction. In FOX AND GEESE there are no restrictions on movement and both fox and geese may move any direction they choose.
The Second Turn And Beyond In HALATAFL once play has commenced the foxes try to capture the sheep by jumping over them as they would in checkers. That is jumping over a sheep to a vacant space adjacent to the sheep. If one of the foxes can capture a sheep they must do it. Multiple captures are allowed in one turn and if possible must be taken. Captured sheep are taken off of the board. If the sheep surround a fox so that it cannot move then the fox is captured and removed from the board. In FOX AND GEESE once play has commenced the fox tries to capture the geese by jumping over them in the same manner as in Halatafl. However it is not mandatory that the fox capture a sheep if possible. Multiple captures are also possible but not mandatory. The sheep try to pin the fox by surrounding it so it cannot move.
Winning The Game In HALATAFL the sheep win when they have filled all of the nine spaces in the paddock. The foxes win if they capture enough sheep that they cannot fill the paddock. In FOX AND GEESE the geese win if they pin the fox so that it cannot move; the fox wins if it captures enough geese so that it cannot be pinned.
Credits The following people made this game possible. Game Concept: Josh Kurtenbach (based on mediaeval games) Artwork: Josh Kurtenbach and CLKER.com Free and Public Domain Clipart Play Testers: Josh Kurtenbach Amanda Irvine Jazmin Snider Ryan Repko Elise Repko
Legal Fox and Geese/Halatafl ©2010 Games of the World. All rights reserved. Check us out on the web at: http://worldgamestgc.blogspot.com
