Its funny you asked this question Whiterook. This year at Christmas i bought one of my best friends a game called "Kings Table". Its the 1500 year old forerunner of Chess that was played by the Vikings and Nordic peoples. We ended up playing a bunch of games of it the night i gave it to him and i enjoyed it so much i wished i kept it for myself, LOL. I ended up buying a copy for myself, hehe.
Here is a link with more info for anyone thats interested in the game -
Funagain Games: King's Table