This decorative connects four games and is hand-carved from Sheesham wood. This is a fun game and also a decorative piece that looks great out on a table or shelf. Artisans carve each piece by hand making this a small work of art and a functional game. Product features colors: stained wood. materials: Sheesham wood and glass. Dimensions: 6 x 5 inches. Games pieces included: glass marble coins in two colors. Small pieces. Not intended for use by small children, the story behind the art: the hand-carved games are crafted in Saharanpur in the region of Uttar Pradesh, India which is well-known for its ancient woodcarving techniques. Temples in this region bear witness to the early talent of artisans in that region. Today, the craft is still practiced using hand tools that are much the same. Brief game summary: nine men's morris is a strategy board game for two players dating at least to the roman empire. The board consists of a grid with twenty-four intersections or points. Each player starts with nine pieces (one with a light color, and the other a dark). Players try to form mills - three of their own pieces on contiguous points in a straight line, vertically or horizontally - allowing a player to remove an opponent's piece from the game. The overall objective is to reduce the number of the opponent's pieces to less than three or to render the opponent unable to play. Due to the handmade nature, slight variations in size, color, shape, pattern, or other characteristics may be evident. Each piece is truly a unique work of art, lovingly crafted by hand.
