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Ancient Egyptians played this game. Romans wiled
away the time with it. Vikings used to carve the board on their
decks and even Shakespeare mentions it! Here's how you can play it.
Use the Game Board. 2 players. Each player gets 9 counters or
men of a different color or shape. Checkers work really well, but
you could also use pennies with one player using heads and the other
player tails, or buttons, etc. Each turn, put one of your men on any
corner or intersection (all your own or in combination with one or more of
your opponent's men) on the board. Whenever a player gets 3 men in a
consecutive row on a line in any direction, he creates a "mill" and can
take one of his opponent's men off the board. He may not, however,
take one of his opponent's men from an established "mill." When all
of your men have been placed, you can move any of your counters from one
point to another on your turn. You win the game whenever you capture
7 of your opponent's counters or block him so he can't move. When a
player has only 3 men left, he is given a boost by being able to move any
of his men to any empty space each turn. But he must be careful.
If he loses one more man, he loses the game.
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