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Fidchell

Fidchell (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Old Irish pronunciation: ) or gwyddbwyll (in Welsh, pronounced [ˈɡwɨ̞ðbʊɨ̯ɬ, ˈɡwɪðbʊi̯ɬ]) was a board game popular among the ancient Celts. Fidchell…

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Age range
4 years and up
Chance
none
Players
2
Setup time
30–60 seconds

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Etymology

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Gameplay

Confusion with tafl

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Rules and boards

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Fidchell

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples70
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Fidchell

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related to Confusion with tafl · 14
Fidchell → An, Ballinderry, Ballinderry Game Board, Based, Celtic, County Westmeath, However, In, Irish, Norse, The, These, This, Welsh
related to Etymology · 13
Fidchell → Breton, Celtic, Common Celtic, Cornish, Europe, Irish, Manx, Middle Welsh, Old Irish, Scottish Gaelic, The, The Old Irish, Welsh
related to history · 12
Fidchell → Archaeological, British Celtic, Celtic, Colchester, Evidence, Germanic, It, Norse, Roman, Roman Britain, Stanway, Thus
related to Rules and boards · 10
Fidchell → April, Archived, August, Ballinderry, BoardGameGeek, Fitchneal, Games, Hartshorn-dale, MacGregor Historic Games, Shire
related to External links · 5
Fidchell → Archived, Irish Fidchell, January, Origins, UnicornGarden
related to Gameplay · 5
Fidchell → Irish, Middle Irish, One, Some, The
has impact · 4
Fidchell → Battles, Ireland, There, This
Age range · 1
Fidchell → 4 years and up
Chance · 1
Fidchell → none
Players · 1
Fidchell → 2

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game board irish games played pieces tafl one welsh chess king also gwyddbwyll archived celtic often men original fitchneal isbn

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FidchellAge range4 years and up1.00infobox
FidchellChancenone1.00infobox
FidchellPlayers21.00infobox
FidchellSetup time30–60 seconds1.00infobox
Fidchellis avariant of the Welsh game tawlbwrdd0.90text
the Stanway game discovered near Colchester with 13 pieces per side may also represent a British Celtic board game similar or identical to fidchell/gwyddbwyllinstance ofArchaeological finds0.80text
the Echtra Nerai where fidchell pieces become lodged in a skull during a fightinstance ofThis is also suggested by Irish legends0.80text
Fidchellhas impactBattles0.60section
Fidchellhas impactThis0.60section
Fidchellhas impactThere0.60section
Fidchellhas impactIreland0.60section
Fidchellrelated to Confusion with taflIn0.60section

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