By THLaird Colyne Stewart, Head of the Games Guild of
Ealdormere
There are two players, white and black. The white player
plays first. There are 9 pieces per player.
To begin, the players take turns placing pieces on empty spaces.
If they should get three pieces in a straight line (not around a corner), they
may remove one of their opponent’s pieces of their choice. Note that any piece
currently part of a line cannot be removed.
Once all pieces have been placed, the white player must move
a piece to an adjacent empty space. If this completes a line of three of their
pieces, they may remove one of their opponent’s pieces of their choice. Note
that any piece currently part of a line cannot be removed.
When a player has been reduced to three pieces, they can
‘fly’, meaning they can move a piece to any empty space whether it was adjacent
to their starting space or not.
Play continues until one player has been reduced to only two
pieces. The other player wins. The game is also over if one of the players
cannot make a move, in which case the other player wins.
You can practice online here: http://www.smartlittlegames.com/ninemensmorris
[Board image from Wikipedia.]
