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Nine Men's Morris

Nine Men's Morris

2 players
20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Nine Men's Morris is a very old game that has been played for thousands of years all over the world. It was most popular about five hundred years ago and was played by Monks in churches as well as on village greens throughout England. The game is for two players. One player has nine black playing pieces, the other has nine white playing pieces. The first player to reduce their opponent to two pieces wins. In the first stage of the game players take turns placing their pieces on the board, attempting to make a line of three. Once all the pieces have been placed, players may slide them, still attempting to make a line of three. Whenever a player makes a line of three, they remove an opponent's piece of his choice. When one player has only three pieces left, he is allowed to move any piece from any point on the board to any other point in order to more effectively block the winning opponent and to make a line of three. As soon as one player is left with only two pieces, his opponent wins.

Nine Men's Morris

Which Nine Men's Morris video should I watch?

Nine Men's Morris has 3 videos from 3 creators: 3 how-to-play guides. They date from 2022 to February 2025.

If you like it, try Dabba Walla, Sol: Last Days of a Star, Bonfire or Witchstone, which share several of its mechanics.

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Nine Mens Morris may be the most popular ancient strategy game in the history of civilization.How to play9:21

Nine Mens Morris may be the most popular ancient strategy game in the history of civilization.

NewVenture Games

NewVenture Games

How To Play Nine Men's Morris Board GameHow to play3:32

How To Play Nine Men's Morris Board Game

Jackaroo World

Jackaroo World

Nine Men's Morris -- 3000 year old board game | rules | history | strategyHow to play12:39

Nine Men's Morris -- 3000 year old board game | rules | history | strategy

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Jackaroo World
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NewVenture Games
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About Nine Men's Morris

From BoardGameGeek:

Nine Men's Morris is a very old game that has been played for thousands of years all over the world. It was most popular about five hundred years ago and was played by Monks in churches as well as on village greens throughout England. The game is for two players. One player has nine black playing pieces, the other has nine white playing pieces. The first player to reduce their opponent to two pieces wins. In the first stage of the game players take turns placing their pieces on the board, attempting to make a line of three. Once all the pieces have been placed, players may slide them, still attempting to make a line of three. Whenever a player makes a line of three, they remove an opponent's piece of his choice. When one player has only three pieces left, he is allowed to move any piece from any point on the board to any other point in order to more effectively block the winning opponent and to make a line of three. As soon as one player is left with only two pieces, his opponent wins.

Artists

Mariela Arratia, Kanare Kato, Dieter Zander

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Mechanics

Pattern BuildingArea Movement
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