Historic version of 9 Men's Morris. Source: Book 'Unsere Spiele' by Werner Hirte.
 
Object: Reduce your opponent to only two pieces or achieve a position where he can't move.
 
If you get three of your pieces in a row along a line then you have formed a `mill` and you can capture (`pound`) any one of your opponent's pieces that is not also in a mill. However, when all his pieces are in mills, you may take any piece.
 
Each player begins with 12 pieces off the board! Place your twelve pieces on vacant points on the board, alternating turns with your opponent. Once all the pieces have been placed, move a single step along any line.
 
In variant 2 you may jump when you have only 3 pieces left! (This is the German way to play Morris versions.)
In variants 3 and 4 you may never capture a piece that is part of a mill.
 
 
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