Nine Men's Morris
  original by Ancient Egyptians
  computer reproduction by Billy Chism

Object:		Create mills, or rows, of three game pieces while preventing one's opponent
 		from doing the same.

Playing:	2 players. Each player takes turns placing their nine game pieces on the 
		squares on the board. 
		Each player attempts to make a mill. A mill is any three pieces in a
		straight row along the lines on the board.  Every time a mill is formed,
		the player who formed the mill must remove one of his/her opponents pieces
		from the board.  Pieces that are part of a mill cannot be taken unless 
		there are no other pieces to remove.
		
		Once all the pieces have been placed, each player takes turns moving
		one of his/her pieces to an unoccupied adjacent square in an attempt
		to form mills or block his/her opponents from doing so.

Winning:	Player wins by either:
		1)  Reducing opponent's pieces down to only two
		2)  Completely block all of opponent's pieces so that no move is possible.	


Tip:		It is legal (and frustrating) for a player to move a piece in and out
		of a mill each turn and capture a piece each turn.

Computer
Controls:	In the beginning of the game, pieces are placed on squares by pressing
		the left mouse button(left clicking) over the square.  Turn changes
		immediately afterwards.
		
		Once all pieces are played, moving the pieces is achieved by left clicking
		over the piece desired to be moved.  The piece can then be moved to the 
		desired square and dropped by left clicking again. The game only allows
		legal moves and informs you if a mill is formed, in which case an opponents
		piece must be removed. Also, a right click after a piece has been picked 
		up returns the piece to its original location and another selection can be
		made.

This game is freeware.  It was created using ARTT which accompanies Rex Bradford's
book Real-Time Animation Toolkit in C++.

Note: Since this is my first game, please don't hold me accountable for anything that
      happens to you or your computer while using this program.

Any questions, comments, or suggestions are encouraged: 102514,620@compuserve.com

Program requires Wing32.dll and Cw3215.dll


