Nine Men's Morris the rules
▶ Play Nine Men's MorrisPlace your nine stones, then move them along the lines. Three in a row — a mill — takes one of your opponent's stones. Leave them with two stones, or with no move, to win.
The board
Three squares inside each other, joined in the middle of each side: 24 points. Each player has nine stones. White moves first.
1. Placing
The players take turns placing one stone on any empty point, until all eighteen are on the board.
2. Moving
Then, on your turn, move one of your stones along a line to the next point, if it is empty. A player who cannot move loses.
Mills
Three of your stones in a row on one line is a mill. When you close a mill — by placing or by moving — take one of your opponent's stones. Stones in a mill are safe, unless all of the opponent's stones are in mills. Opening a mill and closing it again counts as a new mill.
🕊 Flying
If chosen for the game (it is on by default): a player who has only three stones left may move a stone to any empty point, not only along the lines. That gives the weaker side a last chance.
How the game ends
- Win: your opponent has fewer than three stones left, or cannot move.
- A draw: the same position for the third time, or 50 turns in a row after all stones are placed with no stone taken.
Playing here
- Click a point to place; click a stone and then a point to move.
- After a mill, the stones you may take are marked; Undo the step if you change your mind.
- Resign gives your opponent the win; End game stops the game without a winner.
- Logged in with Discord, a win against the computer unlocks rewards: Easy — stone colours, Medium — 3D stones, Hard — a crown on your HAKOO avatar.