Nine Men's Morris Game
| Article number: | Made in India |
| Availability: | In stock |
Nine Men's Morris Game
Ready for a new game‒night challenge steeped in history? Nine Men's Morris is an ancient 2 player game, with game boards found carved in the ruins of buildings from ancient Rome to medieval Russia. This hand-carved wood board from India features a top that lifts to store the light vs. dark game pieces inside.
- Sheesham wood, MDF base
- Due to the handcrafted nature of our products, slight variations in size, shape or color may occur.
- 5"W x 5"L x 1"H
- Includes 18 pieces for game play plus 2 extra, and instructions
- Handcrafted in India
How to Play Nine Men's Morris
1. The object of the game is to remove your opponent's markers from the board until they have only 2 left.
2. Players take turns placing their markers on the dots or "intersections" of the board.
3. Once a player makes a horizontal or vertical row of 3 of markers, they can remove 1 of their opponents markers from the board. (Any of the opponent's pieces can be removed UNLESS it is already in a row of 3).
4. Once all markers have been placed, players take turns moving their markers. Each turn a player may move their marker to 1 open adjacent intersection on the board.
5. If a player is down to only having 3 markers in play, they can begin making "jump moves" by moving their marker to any open intersection on the board during their turn.
6. The game ends when a player has only 2 markers left on the board and their opponent wins.
Other instructions and tutorials for Nine Men's Morris can be found online or on YouTube. Click here for a great 3.5 minute YouTube video with an explanation and examples from Gather Together Games.
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