Nine Men's Morris — The Marble Arena

White 9 in hand · 0 on board

Placement

Black 9 in hand · 0 on board

Your move

White begins. Place a white piece on any empty point.

0 / 10 Final-duel rounds

How to play Quick guide

White starts. Take turns placing all nine pieces on empty points.

Form a connected horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of three to remove one opposing piece.

III

After placement, move one piece along a line to an adjacent empty point.

With four or fewer pieces, fly anywhere—and a new mill may capture any opposing piece.

Legal move

Capture

Selected

Complete rules

Each player has nine pieces. White always moves first.
Place one piece per turn. A mill is three pieces in a connected horizontal, vertical, or diagonal marked line.
After making a mill, remove one opposing piece. Normally, a piece in a mill is protected unless every opposing piece is in a mill.
After all pieces are placed, move along the marked lines to an adjacent empty point. Pieces cannot jump.
A player with four or fewer pieces may fly one piece to any empty point. If that player forms a mill, they may remove any opposing piece, including one protected inside a mill.
You win when your opponent has fewer than three pieces or no legal move.
If both players have three pieces and nobody wins within 10 complete rounds, the game is a draw. One round gives each player one turn.