[HN Gopher] Ludus Latrunculorum
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       Ludus Latrunculorum
        
       Author : diodorus
       Score  : 39 points
       Date   : 2021-04-05 15:05 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | kiliantics wrote:
       | There is a game like this in Ireland, often referred to in Celtic
       | mythology, where a definitive set of rules is unknown:
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       | 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...
        
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