Block two in a row
When your opponent has two pieces in a line with the third point empty, block it before it becomes a mill. Practise spotting the threat. Strategy · lesson 1 of 4.
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Ivory has two pieces along the bottom line, and the third point is empty. Next turn that’s a mill, and you lose a piece.
You’re still placing pieces.
Try it: Stop Ivory’s mill.
Block two-in-a-rows, unless you can make a mill yourself first.
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