Bringing an expansive family of historical board games to the digital age.
(aka marelles, merels, merrills, merelles, mills, the mill game, morelles, ninepenny marl, dris, cowboy checkers, etc.)
N Men’s Morris brings nine men’s morris to mobile gamers, and we, at Auspex Labs, do not intend to stop at just nine (hence “N”).
Boards include:
Achi (3)
Sixpenny Maddell (6- triangular board)
Smaller Merels (5)
6, 7, and 11 Men’s Morris
Classic Nine Men’s Morris (9)
Morabaraba (12 variant)
Sesotho (12 variant)
A modern format for a truly classic game.
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![Illustration of four men playing Nine Men's Morris in the 1283 CE Libro de los juegos (book of games).]()
1283
Nine men’s morris and a dice game, from Libro de los Juegos.
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![Photo of a buff-colored clay brick with a morris board inscribed into the top.]()
13th-14th century
Nine men’s morris board inscribed into a brick.
Abbey Museum of the Dunes 2024 CC 4.0 BY-SA -
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c. 1550
Inlaid nine men’s morris board, German.
Metropolitan Museum of Art -
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1840
Dean’s New Game of the Mill,
Digital Bodlean -
![Screenshot of a mobile phone screen showing a dark purple background with a wood-finish square morris board in the center. The game pieces are red and blue.]()
2025
Nine men’s morris for mobile devices.
