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Nine Men's Morris, also called the Mills game, is a classic line-forming strategy game with deep tactical play and a long history across Europe.

In King's Table, it sits alongside tafl and the Gokstad board tradition as part of a broader Viking board game theme.

How Nine Men's Morris Works

Placing

• Players take turns placing stones on empty points.
• Making a line of three forms a mill and lets you remove one enemy stone.

Moving

• After all stones are placed, pieces move along connected lines.
• Players keep trying to create and reopen mills.

Flying

• When a player is reduced to three stones, they may move to any open point.

Strategy Tips

• Fight for flexible intersections early.
• Set up double-mill threats instead of chasing single captures.
• Preserve mobility so you do not get boxed in.

Why It Matters Here

Nine Men's Morris belongs on this site because the Gokstad board tradition links tafl-style games and Morris on opposite faces of the same travel board idea.

Read about the Gokstad board

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