Moving and flying

Once all 18 pieces are placed, you move along the lines to a neighbouring point. With three pieces left, you can fly anywhere. Learn both. How Nine Men’s Morris works · lesson 3 of 4.

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When all the pieces are placed, players take turns moving one piece along a line to a neighbouring empty point. A mill made by moving removes a piece too.

Tap your piece, then the point to move it to.

Try it: Make a mill by moving.

A player with only three pieces left may fly: move a piece to any empty point, not just a neighbouring one.

You have three pieces, so you can fly.

Try it: Fly a piece to make a mill.

Moving makes and breaks mills; flying makes three pieces dangerous. Next: how to win.

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