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Nine men's morris is a strategy board game for two players dating at least to the Roman Empire. The game is also known as nine-man morris, mill, mills, the mill game, merels, merrills, merelles, marelles, morelles and ninepenny marl in English. The game has also been called cowboy checkers and is sometimes printed on the back of checkerboards. Nine men's morris is a solved game – one in which either player can force the game into a draw. Its name derives from the Latin word merellus, 'gamepiece'.

Nine Men's Morris in Ancient Games[]

Nine Men's Morris is supposed to be the seventh game on the Ancient Games collection, and should be released in its Phase 1, although no release date or actual progress is known.

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Games SenetRoyal Game of UrLudus Duodecim ScriptorumHounds and Jackals (not released yet) • Puluc (not released yet) • Mancala (not released yet) • Nine Men's Morris (not released yet) • Game of Twenty Squares (not released yet)
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