Víkingaskák

A chess variant designed in 1967 by an Icelandic carpenter. Played on a grid of 85 hexagonal spaces, in 9 rows, the spaces being in three colours. There are 18 white and 18 black pieces which are the same as in traditional chess with one new type, the viking, which starts between the king and the queen. The pieces move in the same way as in traditional chess (more or less).