[HN Gopher] Ludus Latrunculorum ___________________________________________________________________ Ludus Latrunculorum Author : diodorus Score : 39 points Date : 2021-04-05 15:05 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (en.wikipedia.org) (TXT) w3m dump (en.wikipedia.org) | kiliantics wrote: | There is a game like this in Ireland, often referred to in Celtic | mythology, where a definitive set of rules is unknown: | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidchell | monknomo wrote: | Looks like a Tafl game: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafl_games | Jtsummers wrote: | The image is of Tafl as it's uncertain what a Fidchell game | would have looked like but one theory is that it is similar | to Tafl. | monknomo wrote: | aha, missed that detail, that is interesting | debo_ wrote: | Did anyone else click on this because it reminded them of a Harry | Potter spell? | throwaway894345 wrote: | That article taught me that "checkers" is called "draughts" in | British English. I wonder how Wikipedia chooses whether to refer | to something by its British English name or its American English | name when the two don't agree? | gberger wrote: | > The official policy is to use British (AKA "Commonwealth") | spelling when writing about British (or Commonwealth) topics, | and American for topics relating to the United States. General | topics can use any one of the variants, but should generally | strive to be consistent within an article. | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Contributing#ENG... ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-04-06 23:00 UTC)