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How to play Nine Men's Morris
For Nine Men's Morris, PT-BUS puts the actual rules alongside the playable board or activity. Leave the opponent with fewer than three pieces or no legal move. The suggested practice focus is control confidence.
Local two players; three-piece flying; draw after 100 quiet movement turns.
Control confidence
Check the controls before starting. On a touch screen, keep the game area visible and use the labelled buttons where they are provided.
Your goal
Leave the opponent with fewer than three pieces or no legal move.
Step by step
- Place nine pieces each.
- A mill of three permits one capture.
- After placement, move along an edge.
- With three remaining pieces, fly to any empty point.
Controls
Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback.
A useful example
A piece in an opposing mill can be captured only when every opposing piece belongs to a mill.
Watch out for this
Only the defined lines count as mills, not any visual alignment.
Common questions
Which controls should I use?
Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback.
Can you show a concrete example?
A piece in an opposing mill can be captured only when every opposing piece belongs to a mill.
What is included in this edition?
Local two players; three-piece flying; draw after 100 quiet movement turns.