![]() ![]() If one player has only three pieces left, a special rule may be applied: The player with only three pieces can “fly” her or his pieces to a desired free spot. If a player closes a mill during her or his turn, she or he can take an opponent’s piece (no piece in a completed mill, except no other piece available). Pieces cannot “jump” over each other at this stage of the game. The players put one man on the board in each of their first three plays, winning if a mill is formed (as in tic-tac-toe). The game is for two players each player has three men. When all pieces are placed, the players take turn moving a piece to another location by sliding it to the free next spot. The old English game used to be played with black and white pebbles on a board that was dug into village greens using a trowel. Three men's morris, also called nine-holes, is played on the points of a grid of 2×2 squares, or in the squares of a grid of 3×3 squares, as in tic-tac-toe. The player having the mill completed can take one of the opponent’s pieces that is not in a mill (exception: the player may take a piece in a mill if there is no free piece). ![]() A “mill” is completed whenever three pieces of the same color are in a line (not a diagonal line!). The players take turns putting one piece after another on the game board where lines cross or in the corners of the squares. The game is played with two players, each having nine game pieces. Here is a print out version of the game board: Nine Men Morris Board Game pieces:Ĭhecker pieces can be used as well as marbles, glass beads or any other pieces, provided there are each nine pieces of the same color or shape (e.g. In colonial times it was played by soldiers during the revolutionary war and was also popular with children who played it with marbles by drawing the board on the ground. The Romans brought this game to central Europe and England where it was very popular in medieval times. It was very popular among the Romans who probably learned about the game through trade routes. The game Nine Men’s Morris, also named as Mill, has been around for at least 1,400 years. The “Huswife” – a colonial travel sewing kit.Museum Collection – Objects of Interest.The Flying Circle – Make your Own Game of Graces.The Hyland House Museum Our mission is to share Guilford's rich colonial history and to inspire ongoing stewardship of that legacy. ![]()
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