Nine Men’s Morris Online Board Game: Multiplayer or Computer

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Nine Mens Morris Game Online Play Instructions

• Starting the Game
  • Click on the wooden play button on the welcome screen to start the game.
  • Select the number of players.
    • One player plays against the computer.
    • Two players can take it in turns.
  • The game will then show you the rules.
    • When you’re ready, click the rules to start the game.
• Game Controls
  • Click on a blank circle to place one of your pieces.Pieces are known as “Men”.
  • The computer will highlight possible moves with a green outline. If nothing happens when you click on a space, it isn’t a valid move.
  • The controls on the top right of the screen allow you to maximize the screen, turn the sound off, restart the game and quit the game.
• Nine Men’s Morris Rules & Game Play Strategy
  • The game has three phases:
    • Phase one: Place men on vacant points.
    • Phase two: Move men to adjacent points.
    • Phase three: Move men to a vacant point when the player has been reduced to three men.
  • Phase One:
    • The game starts with an empty board.
    • White player starts.
    • Players take take turns placing their men on empty points.
    • If a player is able to place three of their pieces on contiguous points in a straight line, vertically or horizontally, they have formed a mill. Once a mill is formed, they may remove one of their opponent’s pieces from the board. However, a piece that forms an opponent’s mill can only be removed if no other pieces are available. Mills are indicted by a yellow line.
    • After all men have been placed, phase two begins.
  • Phase Two:
    • Players try to move a man to an adjacent point.
    • A man may not “jump” another man in this phase.
    • Players try to form mills and remove their opponent’s men.
    • A player can “break” a mill by moving one of their men out of an existing mill, then moving it back to form the same mill a second time, or multiple times. This removes the opponent’s man.
    • When one player has been reduced to three men, phase three begins.
  • Phase Three:
    • When a player is reduced to three men, there is no longer a limitation on that player of moving to only adjacent points. The player’s men may then “fly” from any point to any other vacant point.
    • The game ends when a player loses. They lose by either being reduced to two men or by being unable to make a valid move.
• Nine Men’s Morris Solver & Strategy
  • Mobility is the key to success.
    • Intersections are the most valuable positions as they have the most number of adjacent spaces and therefore the greatest mobility.
    • Corners are weak as they have few adjacent spaces and therefore the least mobility.
    • Sides are stronger than corners as they have three adjacent spaces.
  • During phase one, place your men so that you can form more than one mill. This will give you an option if your opponent blocks one of your potential mills.
  • Separate your opponent’s men from each other and block their mills.
  • During phase two, move your men into positions that block your opponent from making a mill, but allow you to form either a single mill or double mill on your next turn.
    • A single mill is when you move a man out of the mill, and then return it to the mill on your next turn.
    • A double mill is when you can move a man from one mill and complete a second mill.
  • For further ideas on Nine Men’s Morris, check out this strategy guide video.

Nine Men’s Morris Trivia

• The earliest known board for this game was found in the temple at Kurna in Egypt, 1400 BC.
• There are many modern games that are related to Nine Men’s Morris. These include Tic-Tac-Toe, Morabaraba, Kensington and Ghana.

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CardGames.pro published this 2 Player Board Games on July 5, 2021