Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess

Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess

Gritstone Games · 2021 · Turn-Based Tactics, Strategy, PvP, Tutorial, Board Game

PC
Mixed64% · 22
This game is free to play. Get it on Steam →

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About Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess

Play Tafl Champions, an ancient form of chess dating all the way back to the Vikings! Capture the defender's king while they guide him to escape the battlefield and to freedom. Challenge your enemies, customise your shield, play on multiple platforms and become the ultimate Tafl Champion!

An Ancient Contest of Strategy


Tafl is a collection of games where the objective is the same and comes in various sizes. The attackers must capture the defender's king who is trying to escape the battlefield. The attackers outnumber the defenders but the defenders have the more advantageous position making this a game of cunning and bravery. Truly a game for rulers of great warriors!

Make your Appearance Known


Earn runes to customise your pieces so that your opponents can recognise you. Choose from multiple patterns and colours to stand out amongst the crowd!

Challenge the Best


See who the best are in the world and challenge them to the top of the leaderboard. Prove your tactical prowess by defeating those ranked higher than you and fend off would be challengers beneath you.

Play Anywhere and Everywhere


Your game is synced across multiple platforms so you can play anywhere and everywhere. Started a game on your desktop and need to move? Resume play on your mobile device!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Nov 22, 2025
[quote][b]Note: Dead PvP game[/b] This game contains no meaningful single player content. There's no viably populated servers/active player population. This game cannot be played as intended.[/quote] [quote][b]Warning: Third Party Account[/b] This game requires you to create a third party "Playfab.com" account... there's no valid reason for this in a PC game when SteamWorks is available. This is often done to harvest private data and profile you, with potential sale and transmission of your private data to third parties. The developers will probably argue that you can trust them, but if they were trustworthy they wouldn't demand you create a third party account. This represents a considerable risk to gamers due to the privacy and security implications of developers that wish to bypass Steam and harvest user data. Remember, sometimes if the product is free, YOU are the product.[/quote] [quote][b][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtransaction]Warning: In-Game Cash Shop[/url][/b] This game is infested with a toxic mobile app style cash shop. You will be prompted to and expected to give money/credit card details to the developers through this cash shop to buy in-game go…
14 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 8, 2024
9 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 24, 2022
The game is not bad to hang out, but it has a pretty big drawback, the servers are dead.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 30, 2021
Bannerlord brought me here, have a review dev, ya deserve it lad
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 26, 2026
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Recommended Mar 18, 2023
[h1]Before I played Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]

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