Three-Dimensional Nine Men's Morris

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A very interesting game - In Germany called »arlac trimula« - to play on three planes, with 27 transparent glass balls in 2 different colors. 14 balls in "blue" color and 13 balls in "red" color. The beginner of the game is always the player with the "blue" balls, because the number is one more than the "red" balls. There are 6 possibilities to place the balls with the same color, to get a "mill": 1.) 3 balls in a horizontal row on each of the 3 planes 2.) 3 balls in a vertikal row on each of the 3 planes 3.) 3 balls in a diagonal row on each of the 3 planes 4.) 3 balls vertikal over three planes 5.) 3 balls diagonal over three planes in planar direction 6.) 3 balls diagonal over three planes in diagonal direction For understanding have a look at the renderings. Manufacturing hints: The plates with the 9 holes can be manufactured by water jet cutting or laser cutting. The cross shaped pylons can be manufactured by 3D-printing. Any person who don't like to play »Three-Dimensional Nine Men's Morris« could place this "board game" for a nice decoration only on desks, cabinets or somewhere else. The first two renderings show the win position for the player with the "blue" balls. This player won the game with 6:4 I hope you like my model, and I would be glad if it could inspire you to make your own rules for playing this extraordinary game. Available 3D-data: STEP-file with all balls of the complete assembly. Native files in a zipped folder for users of »PTC Creo Parametric 2.0«