Nine Men's Morris is a strategy board game for two players that emerged from the Roman Empire. The game is also known as Nine Man Morris, Mill, Mills, The Mill Game, Merels, Merelles, Merrills, Marelles, and Morelles in English. The game has also been called Cowboy Checkers and was once printed on the back of checkerboards. Nine Men's Morris is a solved game in which either player can force the game into a draw.
Three main variants of Nine Men's Morris are Three, Six, and Twelve Men's Morris.
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