Nine Men's Morris Strategy GameAncient strategy game first played during the Roman Empire. Two players each place nine pegs on a grid of 24 points. Players aim to form mills three same colored pegs in a row. Game unfolds in two phases: placement, then movement along grid lines. Forming a mill lets a player remove one opponent peg from the board. When all pegs are placed, players move pegs to adjacent points. When a player has three pegs left, they may move a peg to any empty point.