2 players

Round Merels

Game family: line
Origin: Rome?

Overview

Round Merels is a hypothesized game based on the frequent discovery of this pattern as graffiti on Roman and later monuments. It may be similar to a simple merels game but on a round board.

Source rules (English)

Three pieces per player. Players take turns placing their pieces on a spot where the lines intersect. They then take turns moving one piece to an adjacent empty spot. The first player to place three pieces in a row wins the game.