Nine Men's Morris is a
strategy board game for two players that emerged from the
Roman Empire. The game is also known as
Nine Man Morris,
Mill,
Mills,
The Mill Game,
Merels,
Merrills,
Merelles,
Marelles,
Morelles and
Ninepenny Marl in English. The game has also been called
Cowboy Checkers and is sometimes printed on the back of checkerboards. Nine Men's Morris is a
solved game in which either player can force the game into a draw.