Nine Men's Morris

An ancient board game of lines: place and move your pieces to get three in a row, a mill, and take one of your opponent’s pieces each time.

  • 9–12 years
  • Read aloud
  • No ads
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Nine Men's Morris, a screen from the game

What your child learns

  • Strategy and planning ahead
  • Blocking and making threats
  • A game played since Roman times

How to play

Place your pieces, then move them along the lines. Each mill lets you take one of Owlie’s pieces (one outside a mill, if there is one). Play Owlie or a friend.

Levels

  1. Level 1Three men: a line wins.
  2. Level 2Six men.
  3. Level 3Nine men, with flying at the end.

A tip for parents

Draw the board on paper and play with coins against your child.

Works on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install. No ads and no tracking.