Nine Men’s Morris

Each player has nine men. Form a mill — three of your men in a straight line along a board line — to remove one of your opponent's men. White moves first.

• Placing: take turns placing your men on any empty point until both have placed all nine.
• Moving: then move a man along a line to an adjacent empty point.
• Flying: when you are down to three men you may move a man to any empty point.
• Whenever you form a mill, remove one opposing man. Men in a mill cannot be removed unless all of the opponent's men are in mills.
• You lose when you have only two men left or cannot make a legal move. 50 moves each without a mill is a draw.

Controls

Tap a point to place. To move, tap your man then a highlighted point, or drag it. After forming a mill, tap one of the highlighted enemy men to remove it. Play the computer (5 levels) or a friend; Undo and auto-save are available.

Tips

Spread out during placement and keep your men mobile. A "running mill" — a man that can swing back and forth between two mills — wins a man every two turns.