The classic medieval board game of Tablut, lovingly recreated for iPhone and iPad.
It’s an interesting game in that it is asymmetrical – the two sides are the Attackers and the Defenders. The Defenders have a King. They start in the middle of the board, and must try to get their King to safety at the edge of the board.
The Attackers do not have a King. They start around the edges of the board in “Base Camps”, and outnumber the Defenders 2 to 1 (not including the King). Their objective is to capture the King.
Pieces can move similarly to a rook in Chess – vertically and horizontally any number of empty spaces. Capturing is different to Chess – it is done by “custodian capture” – moving a piece next to an opponent that has another of your pieces already on the opposite side. See the picture to the right — the red X is where a yellow beetle has just been captured.
It is safe to move a piece into a gap between two enemy pieces – the enemy would have to move away and move back to capture.
The Base Camps and the Throne (the central square where the King starts) cannot be re-entered once left, and are hostile to both sides when empty!
There are a few more rules – full instructions are included in the game.
These rules are based on John C. Ashton’s retranslation of Linnaeus’ original Latin text, providing the most balanced and accurate Tablut experience available.
Features:
- High resolution graphics for iPad and iPhone 4
- 10 AI difficulty levels
- Many different boards & piece sets
- Unlimited Undo
- Two players on one device
- iOS4 fast switching
Get your medieval game on – buy it now on iTunes or try the Free Version
