#245 Three men’s morris
Set by Rob Eastaway
The game of three men’s morris was invented hundreds of years ago. It was eventually superseded by noughts and crosses, or tic-tac-toe.
To play, you draw a grid. Each player has three counters, and the aim is to get three of your colour in a row, column or diagonal. The players take it in turn to place a piece on a junction. If there isn’t a winner after all the pieces have been placed, you can slide one of your pieces to an adjacent empty junction on your next move. So, in…