Morris Twelve Men Game With Instructions (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Instructions

This is a turn-based game for two players. One side plays black and the other plays white. The goal is to create

“mills” of three pieces in a row, thereby reducing the opponent’s pieces to two and winning the game.

1. Start with an empty board. Decide who will go first.

2. Players take turns placing their pieces on the points around the board. Pieces may be placed anywhere,

but no two pieces may share a point.

3. If a player puts three of their own pieces in an unbroken line (horizontal, diagonal or vertical), it’s called

a mill. For every mill formed, that player may remove one of the opponent’s pieces, starting with

unattached pieces that are not currently part of a mill.

4. If all of the pieces get placed without any removal of an opponent’s piece(s), the game ends in a draw.

5. Once all the pieces are on the board, players take turns moving their pieces around. Pieces may only

move to an adjacent point connected by a line and they can’t jump any pieces. The goal is to keep

making mills.

6. Mills can be broken and reformed by moving a player out of the mill and then back in. Each time, the

player may remove an opponent’s piece.

7. When a player has been reduced to three pieces, those pieces are now able to move to any unoccupied

point on the board. They can now jump over other pieces as well.

8. When a player is reduced to two pieces, the game is over, and the other player wins.

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