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Nine Men's Morris (Mühle)

Game Night
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PLAYERS
2
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

Board of three nested squares connected at their midpoints, forming 24 points

HOW TO PLAY
1

Take turns placing one piece at a time on any empty intersection point on the board.

2

Try to line up three of your own pieces along a marked line to form a mill.

3

Whenever you complete a mill, remove one opponent piece from the board, avoiding pieces in an opponent's mill unless none are available.

4

Once all pieces are placed, take turns sliding a piece to an adjacent empty point instead of placing new ones.

5

Keep forming and breaking mills by sliding pieces back and forth to remove more opponent pieces over time.

6

Win by reducing the opponent to two pieces or by trapping their remaining pieces so none can move.