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Ancient Celtic board game
Fidchell (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈfʲiðʲxʲel̪]) or gwyddbwyll (in Welsh, pronounced [ˈɡwɨ̞ðbʊɨ̯ɬ, ˈɡwɪðbʊi̯ɬ]) was a board game popular among the ancient
Fidchell
1990 board game
Fidchell: Celtic Chess is a board game published in 1990 by Quintessential Games. Fidchell: Celtic Chess is a game in which a modern version of the ancient
Fidchell:_Celtic_Chess
Irish god of skills and the arts
sling stone and owns a hound named Failinis. He is said to have invented fidchell, ball games, and horse racing. He is the Irish manifestation of the pan-Celtic
Lugh
Video game series
enlisting Helba's assistance. Their teamwork destroys the Wave monster Fidchell, but the aftermath causes networks in the real world to malfunction. Aura
.hack_(video_game_series)
Group of asymmetric boardgames
medieval forerunner of backgammon). Skáktafl is the Old Norse name for chess. Fidchell or fithcheall (Modern Irish: ficheall) was played in Ireland. The Welsh
Tafl_games
Early Irish legal text on sports
twenty-five sports, some quite obscure, but including such games as hurling and fidchell. A fragment of Mellbretha was discovered in 1968 by Anne and William O'Sullivan
Mellbretha
Tabletop social game
in 19th century Prussia, to teach battle tactics to officers. Ireland Fidchell boards dating from the 10th century has been uncovered in Ireland, with
Board_game
Demigod in Irish mythology
him. Fionn gathered the Fianna and travelled to the wood where he had a fidchell board set up, and played his son Oisín. Oscar and Cailte assisted Oisín
Diarmuid_Ua_Duibhne
Medieval Irish king
fortnight, and returned with treasures including a gilded chariot, a golden fidchell board, a gold-embroidered cloak, a sword inlaid with gold serpents, a silver-embossed
Crimthann_Nia_Náir
Legendary High King of Ireland
forfeit in a game of fidchell. In another variant of the myth, Bé Chuille places a geis on Art, after he loses at a game of fidchell; under which he must
Art_mac_Cuinn
Fictional character
him cured. Midir then goes to Eochaid in his true form and asks to play fidchell, a board game, with him. He offers a stake of fifty horses, loses, and
Étaín
Legendary high king of Ireland
result of a series of challenges she and Art made each other over a game of fidchell. Conn was eventually killed by Tipraite Tírech, king of the Ulaid, on Tuesday
Conn_of_the_Hundred_Battles
called Gale † (1958) Crosstrack (1994) Dots Dots and boxes † (19th century) Fidchell, also called Gwyddbwyll (ancient) Gonnect (2000) Havannah † (1979) Hex
List of abstract strategy games
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Roman board game
suggests the game may instead be an example of a native Celtic game, such as fidchell or gwyddbwyll, since there is no evidence for an extra piece other than
Ludus_latrunculorum
Video game series
Trees" 2:37 7. "Nobody Knows ~Zelkova's Theme~" 1:53 8. "Chain of Fate ~VS Fidchell~" 2:50 9. "The Brilliant Justice Will Never Fade ~Piros the 3rd's Theme
.hack//G.U.
Boardgame
Gospels: Cormac's Glossary (c. 900 CE) describes Fidchell as "likeness of a church" because "the fidchell is four-cornered, its squares are right-angled
Alea_evangelii
of Northern Ireland Gaelic Revival Irish name Heritage sites (Ireland) Fidchell – An ancient Irish board game similar to chess Gaelic culture Clothing
Culture_of_Ireland
Iron Age archeological site in Essex, England
latrunculi, nor XII scripta, but in fact a relative of the Celtic game known as fidchell or gwyddbwyll. The find suggests the game was played on either 8×12 or
Druid_of_Colchester
Irish mythological figure
back home, going to see the king and challenging him to many games of fidchell or chess; Midir's chessboard is described as being silver with golden men
Midir
Coin placed in or on the mouth of the dead
(1992), p. 7 For a board game such as the Roman ludus latrunculorum, Irish fidchell, or Germanic tafl games. David A. Hinton, Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins:
Charon's_obol
Ancient high king of Ireland
Eochu had returned home, Midir came to Tara and challenged Eochu to play fidchell with him, an ancient Irish board game. They played for ever-increasing
Eochu_Airem
Legal system of early medieval Ireland
Sunday is for drinking ale, Monday is for judging, Tuesday is for playing fidchell, Wednesday is for watching hounds hunt, Thursday is for sexual union, Friday
Early_Irish_law
Irish Mythological Text
Eochu has returned home, Midir comes to Tara and challenges Eochu to play fidchell, an ancient Irish board game, with him. They play for ever increasing stakes
Tochmarc_Étaíne
Figure in Irish mythology
Fergus, comparing it to a bull-calf's bellowing. Fergus strikes him with 5 fidchell pieces, injuring him severely. Later, Bricriu recovered but died at Cruachan
Bricriu
Calendar found in Coligny, Ain, France, in 1897
playing games and hurling, the second third spent in playing brandub and fidchell and the last third spent in consuming food and drink until sleep comes
Coligny_calendar
Mental skill based games
objectives; one of the earliest known asymmetrical abstract strategies. Fidchell (c. +750): Insular Celtic strategy games described in literature; possibly
Abstract_strategy_game
Characters of the Japanese media franchise
(English) Yata (八咫, Yata) is a Macabre Dancer and the Epitaph-PC who controls Fidchell the Prophet. He is a system administrator for CC Corp, assigned to investigate
Characters of the .hack franchise
Characters_of_the_.hack_franchise
Elcmaire, who notice the intruders and their chariot laden with items of fidchell and búanbach and with Cú Chulainn's catch of birds. When Cú Chulainn manages
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Winner of victory after victory
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Unbounded; Free; The Ocean
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Pleasing Remembrance
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Powerful, Goddess Durga, Power
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Conqueror.
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Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Parsi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil
Mercy; Most Beautiful; Excellent; Most Talented; Spiritual; Compassion; Better; An Act of Kindness
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