Gwyddbwyll and Tallfwrdd, ancient Welsh board games

Long before chess came to Europe from India, the British Celts played board games in which the object was to capture a central “king” piece. Two variants of this game existed, Gwyddbwyll and Tallfwrdd. Gwyddbwyll, which literally means ‘wisdom wood’ (and is therefore related to the Irish game fidchell) and is known mainly from mythological […]


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NFL Week 14 Reviews

Philadelphia beats Dallas. The Eagles picked up a tough road win against a hated division rival. Michael Vic started the game with his usual long-range laser bombshell at speedy, lean receiver DeSean Jackson, getting the Cowboys there. The Eagles finished the game running down the clock behind an often critical offensive line when the defense […]


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