Diagonal mills I’ve only ever seen with 12 mans Morris (having 12 pieces each) great version of this game. Came here after watching your Yinsh review, soo happy there are nine mans Morris fans.
Indeed it is pretty standard with 12 Mans Morris. I love 9 Men's Morris, I just wish I got it to the table more often. Have you tried this variant with the the diagonal movement? Thanks very much for watching and commenting, I do hope to read and respond to more of your comments in the future. :)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain beginning to see a pattern in your videos, that you and I and the girls have about the same taste in games! Haha wish I was your Neibour. Would like your opinion or review on another classic board game of Go. I’ve never played it before, want to play it and watching videos on how to play (actually I also own it).It look like great fun and interesting stuff! Maybe a bit mind melting.
@@retrogradeful Go is a tough one. It has an extremely steep learning curve and takes an even greater time commitment than chess does to be any good. That said, it's also an incredibly brilliant and deep game.
I think there's a rule that's used sometimes that if a player only has three pieces left, they can "fly", which means they can move a piece to any unoccupied point instead of having to travel along a line. That makes the game last longer, but may only prolong the agony. Thanks for your review! I've been aware of this game for decades but I haven't actually played it much.
You are absolutely correct. The flight rule is one of the most commonly used of the optional rules. The reason I don't use it is because I find that it is very rare to get down to 3 stones without a clear winner, often someone has already conceded.
Also, I really like your easy explanations and history of the game. I would like to see more old game reviews that we don't hear about and maybe some types of marble games. My wife really loves marbles. We recently pulled all our games out and decided we were going to learn them or throw them. So far its been fun and the family time has went to a 10 !!!!! More people need to do this. You wouldn't happen to know how to play Rummikub ? She wants to try it next.
Oh man, I haven’t played Rumikub in 20 Years. I may have a recommendation for you though, based on your mention of marbles. Zertz, I’ll put a link below to my video on it. ua-cam.com/video/NRwe0GZdodo/v-deo.html
I recently got into this game. I LOVE IT !! I have discovered though , many variations like jumping to get to the next hole and playing the diagonal corners instead of the ( middle) + lines. My question is why can't you jump around a corner ? If it follows the line and the next nearest hole is jumping over a piece, then , can you do that ? My wife says NO !! I say YES !! I say logic dictates I can jump to the nearest hole, along the lines. She says , Just like in checkers you never jump a checker sideways, its always in a straight line. I hate my wifes logic, cause shes right. But still...........I have to get your opinion. lol
In the version I play there is no jumping and one of the ways to win is corralling your opponent so that they can’t make a move on their turn. I’ve never actually done that mind you. There are many variations though. Jumping could make an interesting variation. ;)
Diagonal mills I’ve only ever seen with 12 mans Morris (having 12 pieces each) great version of this game. Came here after watching your Yinsh review, soo happy there are nine mans Morris fans.
Indeed it is pretty standard with 12 Mans Morris. I love 9 Men's Morris, I just wish I got it to the table more often. Have you tried this variant with the the diagonal movement? Thanks very much for watching and commenting, I do hope to read and respond to more of your comments in the future. :)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain I never tried the diagonal movement in nine man Morris, I will next time I see my friend. My wife doesn’t like this game 😂
@@retrogradeful Lynn's not a fan either, it's one of the reasons I don't get to play it as much as I'd like. ;)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain beginning to see a pattern in your videos, that you and I and the girls have about the same taste in games! Haha wish I was your Neibour. Would like your opinion or review on another classic board game of Go. I’ve never played it before, want to play it and watching videos on how to play (actually I also own it).It look like great fun and interesting stuff! Maybe a bit mind melting.
@@retrogradeful Go is a tough one. It has an extremely steep learning curve and takes an even greater time commitment than chess does to be any good. That said, it's also an incredibly brilliant and deep game.
As a former Morris dancer, I was curious. I liked this review and will be sure to add one to my "classic" game collection.
Awesome, let me know how you like it. :)
I think there's a rule that's used sometimes that if a player only has three pieces left, they can "fly", which means they can move a piece to any unoccupied point instead of having to travel along a line. That makes the game last longer, but may only prolong the agony.
Thanks for your review! I've been aware of this game for decades but I haven't actually played it much.
You are absolutely correct. The flight rule is one of the most commonly used of the optional rules. The reason I don't use it is because I find that it is very rare to get down to 3 stones without a clear winner, often someone has already conceded.
How much did your leather mill game cost ? I would love to buy one.
Unfortunately, the people who made it don’t make them anymore.
@@TheBoardGameKaptain Do you remember what you paid ? Maybe I could find one at our Renasonce fair
I'm sorry, I don't. It was several years ago now.
Also, I really like your easy explanations and history of the game. I would like to see more old game reviews that we don't hear about and maybe some types of marble games. My wife really loves marbles. We recently pulled all our games out and decided we were going to learn them or throw them. So far its been fun and the family time has went to a 10 !!!!! More people need to do this. You wouldn't happen to know how to play Rummikub ? She wants to try it next.
Oh man, I haven’t played Rumikub in 20 Years. I may have a recommendation for you though, based on your mention of marbles. Zertz, I’ll put a link below to my video on it.
ua-cam.com/video/NRwe0GZdodo/v-deo.html
the original game board does not have the diagonal lines
I'm aware
I recently got into this game. I LOVE IT !! I have discovered though , many variations like jumping to get to the next hole and playing the diagonal corners instead of the ( middle) + lines. My question is why can't you jump around a corner ? If it follows the line and the next nearest hole is jumping over a piece, then , can you do that ? My wife says NO !! I say YES !! I say logic dictates I can jump to the nearest hole, along the lines. She says , Just like in checkers you never jump a checker sideways, its always in a straight line. I hate my wifes logic, cause shes right. But still...........I have to get your opinion. lol
In the version I play there is no jumping and one of the ways to win is corralling your opponent so that they can’t make a move on their turn. I’ve never actually done that mind you.
There are many variations though. Jumping could make an interesting variation. ;)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain As long as its not around a corner, thats when the lazer eyes bore holes through my head