Nine Mens Morris
Nine Mens Morris is also known as Merrills. The game dates back possibly thousands of
years and the characteristic shape of the board has been found carved into ancient
temples and the wooden seats in abbeys used by monks. The game implemented
here has three squares with lines joining the centres of the four
sides. Each player has nine pieces which can move along the lines. Creating a row of three
pieces (a mill) allows a piece belonging to the opponent to be removed.
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Fox and Geese
Fox and geese was another popular medieval game. Played on a board with 33 positions,
a flock of geese and a fox. To win the game the geese need to surround the fox preventing
it from moving whereas the fox needs to capture enough geese so it is not possible for the
geese to win.
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