| Norrsholm is played on a 20 square board which is similar to the
game board of the oldest known boardgame in the world, the Royal
Game of Ur dating 3000B.C. Norrsholm is however not a reconstruction
of that game (there are many proposed rules for the Royal Game of Ur, best of
which are made by P.S.Neeley and can be found at
http://www.xmission.com/~psneeley/Shareware/ur.htm).
In Norrsholm, both players have 10 stones which are first placed on the
board turnwise. The stones move and capture like Knights in chess.
Capturing is mandatory but not multiple. Squares marked with Runic letter R
are safe squares. A stone standing in one cannot be captured.
The goal is to capture all enemy stones or stalemate him. In case of repetive
moves, the player with more stones on the board is the winner.
Norrsholm is a village South West of my beloved Norrköping, Sweden.
I'll buy lunch to the first person who knows where the door pictured on
the board is located. |
