The basic aim of Blue Mens Morris is to make "Mills" - vertical or horizontal lines of three in a row.Every time this is achieved, an opponent's piece is removed. A player wins by reducing the opponent to two pieces or by leaving him without a legal move.The game proceeds in three phases:Phase 1:Placing pieces (on vacant position)To begin with the board is empty. The players take turns placing their men one per play on vacant postion. If a player is able to place three of his pieces in a straigh
t line, vertically or horizontally, he has formed a mill and may remove one of his opponent's pieces from the board. Any piece can be chosen for the removal, but a piece not in an opponent's mill must be selected, if possible.Phase 2: Moving pieces (to adjacent position)Players continue to alternate moves, this time moving a man to an adjacent point.A piece may not jump another piece.Players continue to try to form mills and remove their opponent's pieces in the same manner as in phase one.A player may break a mill by moving one of his pieces out of an existing mill, then moving the piece back to form the same mill a second time (or any number of times), each time removing one of his opponent's men.Phase 3: Flying (to any valid position)When a player is reduced to three pieces, there is no longer a limitation on that player of moving to only adjacent position.The player's men may fly to any valid position.
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