| The board is always square, and always has an odd number of squares. The pieces are set out on the board with the king on the central square, his defenders around him, and the attackers symmetrically around the edge of the board. So much is common to all tafl games. But the size of the board and the numbers of men vary. The small images below give some examples of board layouts, which can be examined more closely by running the applet. | ||||||
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