Play Hnefatafl Online

Create a private room for someone you know, or open a public room and wait in the lobby. The host chooses attackers or defenders, and the player who joins takes the other side. Attackers move first. Once both seats are filled, later visitors enter as spectators.

Create a room

Choose a room type, then invite a player with the link or room code.

Room type

A public room appears in the lobby while its second seat is open. This browser may host only one public room at a time.

Join a room

Paste an invitation link or enter a room code. An open seat lets you play; a game already in progress opens in spectator mode.

Leaving does not end the game. The host can return through My rooms or close the room; if both players go offline, it remains available for about 20 minutes. A room code connects this game and does not store personal information.

Room lobby

Waiting for opponent

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No public rooms are waiting for a player.

Play Hnefatafl Online

If you already have an opponent, create a private room and share its link. To find someone new, open a public room and wait in the lobby. The host chooses attackers or defenders, and the first player to join takes the other seat. Once both seats are occupied, later visitors can watch.

Options to create a public Hnefatafl lobby room or a private invite room

Choose Public or Private

A public room appears in the lobby, where the next visitor can join. A private room remains off the list and uses its link as the invitation rather than an extra password. Anyone with that link can enter, so send it directly to the person you want to play.

Lobby queuePrivate inviteKeep the link
Seats and spectator status in an online Hnefatafl room

Reconnect to Your Seat

After the host chooses a side, the first player to join takes the other seat. Your browser remembers that seat, so refreshing the page or reconnecting after a brief interruption usually returns you to the same game. Once both seats are filled, later arrivals become spectators.

Color choiceReconnectSpectator seats
Leave, reconnect, and close-room states for online Hnefatafl

Leave, Resign, or Close

Returning to the lobby or losing your connection does not end the game. After both players leave, the room usually remains available for about 20 minutes. Rejoin to continue, resign when the game is over, or close the room as host to disable its link. Because online moves are shared, neither player can undo alone.

About 20 minutesResign to endHost closes

2room types

1public room per browser

Nosolo undo

~20 minkept after both leave