Three Mens Morris Game Online - Three Mens Morris - Two players or one player vs PC - Online Game

Three Mens Morris Game Online

Three Mens Morris - Two players or one player vs PC - Online Game

Three Mens Morris Game Online - Three Mens Morris - Two players or one player vs PC - Online Game

Playing board for Three Mens Morris game

Playing board for Three Mens Morris game is any surface where players can put their symbols - this is a 3 × 3 grid with nine equal squares. The grid is the easiest to draw by drawing two parallel vertical lines cut by two horizontal lines.


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Icons in Three Mens Morris game

Icons in Three Mens Morris game can either be placed on the playing board or drawn. It does not matter what type of symbols used, it is just that they are different.


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Rules for Three Mens Morris game

Three Mens Morris game has simple rules but there is some variations in them.
Each player has three pieces.
At the beginning of the game the board is empty, and players alternately play placing their pieces on empty positions. Once all pieces are placed (if there is no winner by then) players move one of their pieces per turn.

There are several different combination of rules according to the two aspect:
First; Where pieces can be moved:
1) To any empty position
2) To any adjacent empty position including diagonally
3) To any adjacent empty position excusing diagonally

Second: Where three pieces should be placed to win:
1) Get three in a line including diagonally
2) Get three in a line excluding diagonally


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History related to the Three Mens Morris game

The earliest known board for the Three Mens Morris game has been found cut into the roofing slabs of the temple at Kurna in Egypt 1400 BCE.
The game was played in China during the time of Confucius 500 BCE.
The game was quite popular in England in the XIII century and boards have been also found carved into the cloister seats at the English cathedrals at Canterbury, Gloucester, Norwich, Salisbury and Westminster Abbey.
It is considered that the name of Three Mens Morris game comes from the Latin word merellus, which means a counter or gaming piece.


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Other names for Three Mens Morris game and similar games

Nine holes
The smaller merels
Tapatan (Philippines)
Luk Tsut K i [six man chess] (China)


French: Morpion
Greek: H τρίλιζα [Ι triliza]
Czech,Slovak: Piškvorky
Hungarian: Amőba [Amoeba]
Vietnamese: Cờ Ca-rô
Chinese: [Jǐng zì],井字
Spanish (Venezuela): La Vieja
Spanish (Colombia): Triqui
Spanish (Perú): Michi
Spanish: Equis Cero
Icelandic: Mylla (Mill)
Latvian: Desas (Sausages)
Estonian: Trips Traps Trull
(Jamaica): Tee Taa Toe
Turkish: Cüz
Romanian : x şi 0
Arabic: أكس أو (X O)
Serbian: Puta Nula, Iks Oks
 
English (Ireland): X's and O's
Spanish (Chile, México and Costa Rica): Gato (cat)
Spanish (Mexico): Bicho Chocha
Spanish (Argentina and Uruguay): Ta Te Ti
Esperanto: Tiktako And Mordpeono, Tri En Vico
Danish: Kryds og Bolle (Cross and buns)
(Bangladesh and West Bengal): Kata Kuti
Polish: Kółko i Krzyżyk (Circle and Cross")
Croatian: Križic Kružic (Circle and Cross)
Slovenian: Križci in Krožci (Crosses and Circles)
Chinese (Taiwan): Jǐngzìhyóusìh,井字遊戲
(Vietnam): Croa Zero, Cross Zero
Punjabi (Pakistan): Kaat kar ya Zero Pa
(Dominican Republic): Equis Cero (XO)
Afrikaans: Kruisies En Nulletjies
(South Africa): Kringetjies en Kruisies
Bulgarian: Морски шах (Sea Chess)
Marathi (India): Phulli Gola,पूर्णपणे फेरीत
TIC TAC TOE Noughts and Crosses X's and O's TICK TAT TOE TIT TAT TOE Naughts and Crosses Morpion Tres En Raya Ta Te Ti Gato Kruisies En Nulletjies H τρίλιζα [Ι triliza] Piškvorky OXO Boter, Kaas En Eieren Kruisje Nulletje איקס עיגול [iks igul] איקס מיקס דריקס [iks miks driks] крестики-нолики Jogo Da Velha Jogo Do Galo Tiktako And Mordpeono Tri En Vico Puta Nula Iks Oks Risti Nolla Jätkänshakki x şi 0 Luffarschack Tripp Trapp Trull Amőba [Amoeba] Cờ Ca-rô Dǎ Jǐng Drei Gewinnt XXO Kreis und Kreuz Dodelschach Deppenschach La Vieja Triqui Michi Bicho Chocha Equis cero Tris Tria Filetto Crocetta e Pallino Cerchi e Croci Bondesjakk Tripp trapp tresko Tre på rad Kryds og Bolle Zero Kata Kaat Koot Katam Kataa Phool aur Chaukadi e Pallino Mylla Desas Trips Traps Trull Kringetjies en Kruisies Kata Kuti Phulli Gola Tee Taa Toe Kaat kar ya Zero Pa Equis Cero Cüz Морски шах Kółko i krzyżyk Križic Kružic Križci in Krožci أكس أو Jǐngzìhyóusìh Maru Batsu Sanmoku Narabe Croa Zero Cross Zero