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Navakankari

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Navakankari

Nine Men's Morris, called Navakankari in Karnataka. Place your nine pieces, line up three in a row to take one of the computer's, then move and, with three left, jump anywhere.

How to play Navakankari

  1. Take turns placing your 9 white pieces on the points.
  2. Three in a line is a mill: take one of the computer's pieces.
  3. Then move pieces to a neighbouring point.
  4. With three pieces left you may jump anywhere.

Controls

Touch
Tap a point; tap a piece, then a point.
Keyboard
Use the mouse.

Questions

What is Navakankari?

The Kannada name for Nine Men's Morris, a two-player game of forming lines of three.

How do I win?

Leave the computer with two pieces, or with no legal move.

About this game

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Board
Best held
upright (portrait)