Morris Variants 1.1
Free Version
Publisher Description
The famous Nine Men's Morris game in your hand. This free version of the app gives you a player-vs-player mode on one phone and different game variants (Six Men's Morris, Nine Men's Morris, Twelve Men's Morris).
The upcoming premium version of the game will give you a bluetooth mode and the opportunity to play over the internet, as well as a single player mode.
Game blog: http://ninemensmorris-android.blogspot.com/
Game rules (Wikipedia):
Each player has nine pieces, or "men", which move among the
board's twenty-four spots. The object of the game is to leave the opposing player with fewer than three pieces or, as in checkers, no legal moves.
Placing the pieces:
The game begins with an empty board. Players take turns placing their pieces on empty spots. If a player is able to form a straight row of three pieces along one of the board's lines (i.e. not diagonally), he has a "mill" and may remove one of his opponent's pieces from the board; removed pieces may not be placed again. Players must remove any other pieces first before removing a piece from a formed mill. Once all eighteen pieces have been used, players take turns moving.
Moving the pieces:
To move, a player slides one of his pieces along a board line to an empty adjacent spot. If he cannot do so, he has lost the game. As in the placement stage, a player who aligns three of his pieces on a board line has a mill and may remove one of his opponent's pieces, avoiding the removal of pieces in mills if at all possible. Any player reduced to two pieces is unable to remove any more opposing pieces and thus loses the game.
Flying:
Once a player is reduced to three pieces, his pieces may "fly", "hop" or "jump" to any empty spots, not only adjacent ones.
Game variants:
Six Men's Morris:
Six Men's Morris gives each player six pieces and is played without the outer square found on the board of Nine Men's Morris. It was popular in Italy, France and England during the Middle Ages but was obsolete by 1600.
Twelve Men's Morris:
Twelve Men's Morris adds four diagonal lines to the board and gives each player twelve pieces. This means the board can be filled in the placement stage; if this happens the game is a draw. This variation on the game is popular amongst rural youth in South Africa where it is known as Morabaraba and is now recognized as a sport in that country.
About Morris Variants
Morris Variants is a free app for Android published in the Arcade list of apps, part of Games & Entertainment.
The company that develops Morris Variants is Branislav Holländer. The latest version released by its developer is 1.1. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.0.
To install Morris Variants on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2011-07-05 and was downloaded 21 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Morris Variants as malware as malware if the download link to org.android.morris is broken.
How to install Morris Variants on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Morris Variants is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Morris Variants will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Morris Variants will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
