The literal meaning is "fist table" - hnefa + tafl.
Also, Chinese Checkers isn't from China. It's from a game called Sternhalma. Stern means star in German and Halma means jump in Greek. It was invented in 1892.
I wonder what would happen if people had to play several different strategy games simultaneously. That would surely be more stimulating than any one alone. A good combo would be chess, Scrabble, Stratego, Othello, and Battleship. After each turn, players would rotate to a different game. It'd be like a mental pentathlon.
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