NINE MAN'S MORRIS
Players: 2
Material: 18 Playing pieces (2 different colors) and the board shown here.
Object: Capture all your opponents playing pieces except two, or trap your opponent's pieces so they can't move.
Rules: Part 1:The first player places a piece on the board in any of the circles. The second persond does the same. You try to get three of your pieces in a row either horizontally or vertically (This is called a Mill). If you get a mill you can remove one of the pieces of your opponents (Note: you can not remove a piece that is part of a Mill). You continue to put the pieces on the board in rotating order until all pieces are on the board.
Part 2: Once all the pieces are on the board you take turns moving the pieces along the lines, trying to form a mill. You must move one space at a time, and you can not move diagonally. Remember this is not checkers, you can not jump an opponents piece. You can only move to and adjacent open circle. If you can't move to an open circle, you lose.
Play continues unitl a player can no longer move a piece or they are left with only two pieces on the board.
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