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Three men's morris is an abstract strategy game played on a three by three board (counting lines) that is similar to tic-tac-toe. It is also related to six men's morris and nine men's morris . A player wins by forming a mill, that is, three of their own pieces in a row.
A random player is chosen to be the "three man", and may be given a hat to wear to signify this role. Players then take turns around the table to roll two six-sided dice, with one version of the rules stating the following effects: [2] [3] Threes For a roll that totals 3, or shows 3 on one of its dice, the three man must take a drink. [3] Sevens
Some rules sources say this is the way the game is played, [5] [6] some treat it as a variation, [4] [7] [8] [9] and some do not mention it at all. [10] A 19th-century games manual calls this the "truly rustic mode of playing the game". [4] Flying was introduced to compensate when the weaker side is one man away from losing the game.
It was long believed that anthropologist Franz Boas was the first to describe the construction of string figures (a pair of Inuit string figures) in 1888 (Boas 1888a, 1888b, Abraham 1988:12).", [6] but actually string figure instructions already feature in several 19th century European books on children's games prior to that.
Cutthroat or cut-throat, also sometimes referred to as three-man-screw, is a typically three-player or team pocket billiards game, played on a pool table, with a full standard set of pool balls (15 numbered object ball s and a cue ball); the game cannot be played with three or more players with an unnumbered reds-and-yellows ball set, as used in blackball.
"Opening A", seen from below "Two Diamonds" Heraklas' "Plinthios Brokhos" made in a doubled cord.Resembles "A Hole in the Tree" with different crossings. "Cradle", the first (and opening) position of Cat's cradle "Soldier's Bed" from Cat's cradle "Candles" from Cat's cradle "Diamonds" from Cat's cradle "Cat's Eye" from Cat's cradle "Fish in a Dish" from Cat's cradle "Grandfather Clock" from ...
The object of the game is to roll a six (the "ship"), a five ("captain"), and a four ("crew") with three dice, and get the highest score with the other two dice ("the ship's cargo"). In other versions, a four is the "mate" and the remaining dice are the crew. Alternatively, the game may be played for antes placed in a pot.
Odds and evens is a simple game of chance and hand game, involving two people simultaneously revealing a number of fingers and winning or losing depending on whether they are odd or even, or alternatively involving one person picking up coins or other small objects and hiding them in their closed hand, while another player guesses whether they have an odd or even number.