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Encyclopedia ID 740

Nine Men's Morris

Also known as Mühle · Mill

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Form three in a row to remove stones; ancient game found in German pubs.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Germany, Liechtenstein.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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