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Learn to place your men, close a mill of three-in-a-row to capture, then slide, fork with a double mill, and — down to three men — fly across the board. Nine Men’s Morris, on the real 24-point board.

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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.
Brain Break Take a quiet moment between games — a fun Morris brain-teaser or a short breather. Brain breaks help you remember what you learn.

All activities

All activities

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.

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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-minute sprint — how many mills can you spot? Progress Your levels, days active, 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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Where this game comes from

Nine men’s morris

Mills games were played in ancient Rome and across medieval Europe.

One thing to hold: Morris boards were scratched into the stone seats of cathedral cloisters, where people played between duties.

Why it matters: In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare writes that “the nine men’s morris is filled up with mud”. It was a game everyone in his audience knew.

Sources: R. C. Bell, Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations (1960; rev. 1979) · William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 2 Scene 1

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