Background:
These games were made as kingdom gifts for TRMs Balfar IV & Luna IV to give at Gulf Wars.
These games were made as kingdom gifts for TRMs Balfar IV & Luna IV to give at Gulf Wars.
History:
Some of the most popular games of the Middle Ages were of the three-in-a-row variety. Nine Man Morris, the most common of the Morris games, is one of these games. There are also twelve, seven and five-man variants of the Morris games. These games are played in the same way with the differences being in the number of pieces and the number of lines on the diagram. The games were enjoyed by the lower classes as well as the gentry because they required little in the way of equipment. The object of the game is to reduce your opponent to two (or less) men. This is done by removing one of his men each time you place three of yours in a straight line along connected points. Nine-man Morris is also referred to as Merelles.
Some of the most popular games of the Middle Ages were of the three-in-a-row variety. Nine Man Morris, the most common of the Morris games, is one of these games. There are also twelve, seven and five-man variants of the Morris games. These games are played in the same way with the differences being in the number of pieces and the number of lines on the diagram. The games were enjoyed by the lower classes as well as the gentry because they required little in the way of equipment. The object of the game is to reduce your opponent to two (or less) men. This is done by removing one of his men each time you place three of yours in a straight line along connected points. Nine-man Morris is also referred to as Merelles.
Object of the game:
To capture or block your opponents pieces until they are unable to capture any of yours.
To capture or block your opponents pieces until they are unable to capture any of yours.
Beginning Play:
Players alternate placing pieces on the intersections of the gaming diagram. They may use any intersection and try to get three in a row, or block their opponent. Continue placing pieces until each player has placed their nine pieces.
Players alternate placing pieces on the intersections of the gaming diagram. They may use any intersection and try to get three in a row, or block their opponent. Continue placing pieces until each player has placed their nine pieces.
Continuing Play:
Once all the pieces have been placed on the board, players alternate turns. On each turn, a player must move one piece to an adjacent, connected, open intersection on the diagram. These must be a continuous line and cannot jump or skip an intersection or another piece.
Once all the pieces have been placed on the board, players alternate turns. On each turn, a player must move one piece to an adjacent, connected, open intersection on the diagram. These must be a continuous line and cannot jump or skip an intersection or another piece.
Captures:
Capture your opponent’s pieces by successfully lining three of your pieces continuously on the intersections of a line. This is called creating a “mil.” When the third piece is played, you may remove one of your opponent’s pieces.* Each time a player forms a new row or three, he may remove an opponent’s man. If open pieces are available, he may not take them from a row of three.
Capture your opponent’s pieces by successfully lining three of your pieces continuously on the intersections of a line. This is called creating a “mil.” When the third piece is played, you may remove one of your opponent’s pieces.* Each time a player forms a new row or three, he may remove an opponent’s man. If open pieces are available, he may not take them from a row of three.
*Fair Play Rule:
If one has moved apiece out of a “mil,” it is considered bad form to immediately move it back into the “mil” without changing something else on the board. Basically this means taking at least 3 turns before returning to the same “mil.” The only time this would not be enforced is when this is the only move one can make.
If one has moved apiece out of a “mil,” it is considered bad form to immediately move it back into the “mil” without changing something else on the board. Basically this means taking at least 3 turns before returning to the same “mil.” The only time this would not be enforced is when this is the only move one can make.
Ending the Game:
If one player cannot move any pieces, or if they have less than three pieces left in the game, they loose.
If one player cannot move any pieces, or if they have less than three pieces left in the game, they loose.
Materials:
In period, the game boards could have been drawn in the dirt and sticks or stones used for pieces. The wealthy may have had wooden, bone or metal boards with wooden, bone, metal or even glass pieces. I made the game boards from cotton cloth with ribbon to aid in ease of folding them small and used glass pieces (as today they are cheap).
In period, the game boards could have been drawn in the dirt and sticks or stones used for pieces. The wealthy may have had wooden, bone or metal boards with wooden, bone, metal or even glass pieces. I made the game boards from cotton cloth with ribbon to aid in ease of folding them small and used glass pieces (as today they are cheap).
Notes:
I would like to acknowledge that, in the end, I was pressed for time and my Mother helped me finish sewing them together. THANKS MOM!
I would like to acknowledge that, in the end, I was pressed for time and my Mother helped me finish sewing them together. THANKS MOM!
Basic board - machine sewn on using free-fot zig zag stitch
Example of game rolled up with gift tag and rules
Another example of the finished product
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