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Nine Men's Morris

The medieval classic — right in your browser. Take on a strong minimax AI in five difficulty levels, let the coach walk you through the three phases (placing, moving, flying), and find out after each game how strong you actually play.

Place a stone
You
9× Hand · 0× Brett
AI
9× Hand · 0× Brett
🎓 Take the T-junctions
The five points with four connections (b4, d2, d6, f4, e4-region) are the most important in the placing phase — they give you maximum mobility for the moving phase.
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How to play

Nine Men's Morris has three phases: 1) Placing — each player places 9 stones alternately on the intersections. 2) Moving — stones move to an adjacent empty point. 3) Flying — when you have only 3 stones left, you may fly to any empty point. Three in a row (a mill) lets you remove an opponent stone. You lose when reduced to 2 stones or can't move.

Tips & Tricks

Tip: In the placing phase, the T-junctions (b4, d2, d6, f4) are gold — they have four connections. Plan for a double mill (Zwickmühle): a stone alternating between two mills, capturing every move.