Paper Games
Nine Men's Morris Board
The ancient mill game on one page: three nested squares, 24 points and a tracker to count lost pieces. Play with coins or buttons.
What you can customize
- Piece tracker
Works well in
- Traveler's Notebook Passport
- A6
- Traveler's Notebook Regular
- B6 (JIS)
- A5
- US Half Letter
- B5 (ISO)
- A4
- US Letter
All page sizes, from Passport to A4
Try it in another style
Start from a preset
- Mill board, US Letter Board and piece tracker. Open in the maker →
- Mill board, A4 The same on A4. Open in the maker →
- Large board only, A4 No tracker, a bigger board. Open in the maker →
The board
Three nested squares joined at their midpoints give 24 points. Below the board, each player has nine circles to tick off pieces they have lost.
How to play
- Take turns placing your nine pieces on empty points.
- Form a mill (three in a line) to remove an opposing piece.
- Once all pieces are placed, move them along the lines to neighbouring points.
- With three pieces left you may jump anywhere. A player with two pieces, or no legal move, loses.
Free sample PDFs
Print at 100% (actual size). Made with the same engine as the maker, so the spacing is exact.
Frequently asked questions
How many pieces do I need?
Nine per player in two colours: coins, buttons or beans.
What is a mill?
Three of your pieces in a straight line along one of the board's lines. Each new mill lets you remove one of your opponent's pieces.
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