MillSong — Nine Men’s Morris (the mill game) — Spark & Anvil

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Play the board A full game of Nine Men’s Morris against a graded computer — Gentle to Sharp.

First Mills — learn to play New to Morris? Learn to place, form a mill, capture, and slide — one rule at a time.

Pass & Play Two players, one device — take turns on the real board, no computer.

Endgame Trainer No checkmate here — win by grinding the board to two men. Find the finishing slide.

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Learn to play

First Mills Learn to place, form a mill, capture, and slide — one rule at a time. See the Pattern The three ideas that make Morris its own game — the mill, the double mill, and the running mill. Teach the Cast Teach a rule to a cast member still learning it — teaching makes it stick.

Play a game

Play the board A full game of Nine Men’s Morris against a graded computer — Gentle to Sharp. Pass & Play Two players, one device — take turns on the real board. Twelve Men’s Morris (Morabaraba) The big mill game — three squares with corner diagonals, twelve men each. The diagonals add whole new mills to spot, so it plays busier and more tactical than the others. Play a full game vs the computer. Six Men’s Morris The smaller mill game — two squares, six men each, no diagonals, no flying. A friendly on-ramp; play a full game vs the computer. Three Men’s Morris The tiniest mill game — a nine-point 3×3 board, three men each. Place three, then slide; first to line up three in a row wins. The gentlest way into the mill family, vs the computer. Little Mills (ages 6–8) A gentle, audio-first first taste of morris for younger players — placing pieces and making a mill (three in a line), across and on the slant. Big points, read aloud. Play a Friend Share a room code and play a friend on another device. No chat, no sign-in. Adventure Map A progression trail through every idea — clear each stop, then move on.

Sharpen your game

Board Vision Read the 24-point board — name the points and count their connections. Engine-derived. Placement principles Predict the strongest empty point — the busy intersection that keeps the most mill lines open. Spot the Mill Predict the move that forms a mill, then watch it close. Engine-verified. Double Mill (fork) Threaten two mills at once — the fork the opponent can’t block. Engine-verified. Tactic Drills One move forms a mill and captures — pick the winning move. A wrong pick gives a hint. Spot the Running Mill Find the man that swings between two mills, capturing every move. Engine-verified. Flying rescue Down to three men, you can FLY to any empty point — predict the fly that closes a mill. Mixed Practice The tactics you missed come back on a gentle spaced-repetition schedule. Tactic Rush A calm 90-second sprint — how many mills can you spot? Progress Your levels, streak, and how each idea is coming along — saved on this device.

Concept Kits — 16 kits · 400 questions

Morris strategy — the mill, the swing, blocking, flying, the endgame. A short round with a hint whenever you get stuck. Progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: The Board And The Goal Foundations — the board & the mill · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 2: The Mill And The Lines Foundations — the board & the mill · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 3: The Placement Phase Foundations — the board & the mill · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 4: Forming A Mill To Capture Foundations — the board & the mill · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 5: The Capture Rule Foundations — the board & the mill · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Blocking A Mill Tactics, flying & the endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Prime Points And Corners Tactics, flying & the endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 8: The Movement Phase movement · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 9: The Swinging Mill Tactics, flying & the endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 10: Double Threats Tactics, flying & the endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 11: Mobility And Restriction movement · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: The Flying Phase movement · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 13: No Legal Move endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 14: Reading The Opponent endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Endgame Reduce To Two endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Full Game Strategy endgame · 5-7 · 25 questions

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Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

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