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Nine Men's Morris

An ancient strategy game dating back 3,000+ years. Players place and slide pieces trying to form 'mills' (three in a row), which allow capturing opponent's pieces.

Popularity
#40
2 players
15-30 minutes
Easy

What You'll Need

🎯 Nine Men's Morris board
🔴 18 pieces (9 per player)

About This Game

An ancient strategy game dating back 3,000+ years. Players place and slide pieces trying to form 'mills' (three in a row), which allow capturing opponent's pieces.

How to Play

  1. Board has 24 points connected by lines
  2. Phase 1 (Placing): Alternate placing pieces (9 each) on empty points
  3. Forming a mill (3 in a row along a line) lets you remove opponent's piece
  4. Cannot remove piece from opponent's mill unless no other option
  5. Phase 2 (Moving): Alternate sliding pieces along lines to adjacent empty points
  6. Forming mills continues to capture
  7. Phase 3 (Flying): Player with 3 pieces left can move to any empty point
  8. Win by reducing opponent to 2 pieces or blocking all their moves

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Added about 1 month ago • Updated 28 days ago
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