FOX AND
GEESE
Fox and Geese seems to have originated in northern Europe
some time during the Viking Age. It may be the game called Halatafl mentioned in Grettis
Saga.
The game is a contest between one Fox and 13 Geese. Play
begins with the pieces in the positions shown. Players may move a piece to any vacant
adjacent spot on the board, either vertically, horizontally or diagonally along the marked
lines. Only the Fox may jump another piece. When a piece is jumped, it is removed from the
board. The object for the Geese is to capture the Fox by surrounding him so he cannot move
or jump. The Fox must try to remove all the Geese, or at least enough of them so that
there are not enough left for a capture (5).
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