Nine Men's Morris is a classic two‑player strategy game. Each player has 9 pieces. Place pieces, form mills, and remove opponent pieces — win by reducing the opponent to 2 pieces or by blocking all moves.
Phase 1: Alternate placing pieces on empty points.
Phase 2: Slide pieces along lines to adjacent empty points.
Phase 3: With 3 pieces you may fly to any empty point.
Whenever you form a mill (3 in a row), immediately remove one opponent piece (prefer one that isn't in a mill).
Good luck and play smart!
Nine Men’s Morris at a glance
Availability
Play now in your browser without installing an app.
Players
Two players on the same device (hot-seat), or one player against the computer.
AI difficulty
Easy, Medium or Hard.
Rules
Place nine pieces, slide along connected lines and fly when only three remain. Form mills to remove opponent pieces.
Play against the computer or share this device with a friend. Both players begin with nine pieces. Win by reducing your opponent to two pieces or leaving them without a legal move.
Place: take turns putting a piece on an empty point.
Make a mill: three of your pieces on a connected straight line let you remove an opponent piece. Choose a piece outside a mill when one is available.
Move: after placing all pieces, slide one piece along a line to an adjacent empty point.
Fly: when only three of your pieces remain, move to any empty point.
A practical strategy
If two of your pieces occupy a connected line and the third point is empty, that point threatens a mill. Watch your opponent’s equivalent threats before placing your next piece. Keep multiple routes open so your pieces cannot be trapped.
Can I play a friend over the internet?
This version offers two-player hot-seat play on the same device. It does not provide online matchmaking.
Which computer difficulties are available?
Choose Easy, Medium or Hard before starting a game against the computer.
