Flying was introduced to compensate when the weaker side is one man away from losing the game. A 19th-century games manual calls this the “truly rustic mode of playing the game”. Some rules sources say this is the way the game is played, some treat it as a variation, and some don’t mention it at all. When a player is reduced to three pieces, there is no longer a limitation on that player of moving to only adjacent points: The player’s men may “fly”, “hop”, or “jump” from any point to any vacant point. When one player has been reduced to three men, phase three begins. The act of removing an opponent’s man is sometimes called “pounding” the opponent. A player may “break” a mill by moving one of his pieces out of an existing mill, then moving the piece back to form the same mill a second time (or any number of times), each time removing one of his opponent’s men. Players continue to try to form mills and remove their opponent’s pieces in the same manner as in phase one. This hand crafted traditional Celtic and Viking board game called Nine Mens Morris has been played for centuries, and is the favorite of traditional game. Players continue to alternate moves, this time moving a man to an adjacent point. Any piece can be chosen for the removal, but a piece not in an opponent’s mill must be selected, if possible.
If a player is able to place three of his pieces in a straight line, vertically or horizontally, he has formed a mill and may remove one of his opponent’s pieces from the board and the game. The players determine who plays first, then take turns placing their men one per play on empty points. Nine Men’s Morris starts on an empty board. (optional phase) Moving men to any vacant point when a player has been reduced to three men.A player wins by reducing the opponent to two pieces (where he could no longer form mills and thus be unable to win), or by leaving him without a legal move. Players try to form ‘mills’-three of their own men lined horizontally or vertically-allowing a player to remove an opponent’s man from the game. Each player has nine pieces, or “men”, usually coloured black and white. The board consists of a grid with twenty-four intersections or points. The following rules are quoted from Wikipedia: Nine Mens Morris is a classic board game. Nine Men’S Morris against computers or friends around the world Want to improve your nine-man Morris strategy and cant find a challenging opponent This game allows you to compete against invincible computers. You can create this with 24 tiles spaced apart, as long as you are willing to imagine the lines moving orthogonally (not diagonally) between the tiles. When two reels are made together, the two fish are sifted. The board has 24 points or intersections on which men can be placed or moved. At a glance:ĩ cubes (men) pr player Setup: Original board Game in progress, or more or less won by yellow player. You can easily play it with the Green Box, although you might need to trick your mind into seeing the movement lines on the board. Nine men’s Morris, also known as Mill or Mühle, is an ancient strategy game for two players.