Fidchell

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Fidchell / Gwyddbwyll
Players2
Setup time30–60 seconds
Chancenone
Age range4 years and up
Medium complexity, highly strategic

Fidchell (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈfʲiðʲxʲel͈]) or gwyddbwyll (in Welsh, pronounced [ˈɡwɨ̞ðbʊɨ̯ɬ, ˈɡwɪðbʊi̯ɬ]) was a board game popular among the ancient Celts. Fidchell was played between two people who moved an equal number of pieces across a board; the board shared its name with the game played upon it.[1] Based on the descriptions in Irish and Welsh literature as well as archaeological finds of game pieces, it is likely to have been a variant of ludus latrunculorum played in Ireland and Britain.[2][3]

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  3. ^ Murray, H. J. R. (Harold James Ruthven) (1978). A history of board-games other than chess. Internet Archive. New York : Hacker Art Books. ISBN 978-0-87817-211-5.