ZhiZhu! introduces a modern and challenging twist to the classic game Nine Men's Morris.
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Play ZhiZhu! online with friends or offline against an AI across five difficulty levels:
- Beginner
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ZhiZhu! - The Spider is a fresh, modern, and more challenging take on the classic "Nine Men's Morris." Battle your opponent to capture their Spiders by forming a Small Chain (3 Spiders aligned on any straight line) or a Big Chain (5 Spiders aligned on any circle).
CHAIN THEM TO WIN…
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It takes a minute to learn ZhiZhu! - The Spider™, but a lifetime to master.
Description:
ZhiZhu! - The Spider™ is the new, modern, and more challenging evolution of the ancient board game known as "Nine Men's Morris."
Game Components:
Includes 1 Spiderweb board, 9 white Spiders, and 9 black Spiders.
START: Player A begins with 9 White Spiders and Player B with 9 Black Spiders; the board starts empty.
GOAL: The objective is to capture your opponent's Spiders that have been placed on the board.
How Do You Capture Your Opponent's Spiders?
Capture opponent Spiders by forming ALIGNED CHAINS:
SMALL CHAIN: 3 SPIDERS aligned on any of the 8 STRAIGHT LINES.
BIG CHAIN: 5 SPIDERS aligned on any of the 3 CIRCLES.
GAMEPLAY: The game proceeds in TWO PHASES:
PHASE 1 – Placement:
Players take turns placing their 9 SPIDERS, one at a time, on any of the 24 vacant points on the Spiderweb.
CHAINS (Small or Big) can be formed during this phase, allowing players to CAPTURE 1 or 2 SPIDERS accordingly.
PHASE 2 – Sliding Movement:
After all SPIDERS are placed, players take turns SLIDING one SPIDER to an adjacent empty point on the Spiderweb (left, right, up, or down from its current position).
Capturing Spiders:
Upon forming a SMALL Chain (3 ALIGNED SPIDERS), the player immediately CAPTURES (removes) ONE SPIDER from the opponent's side on the board.
Upon forming a BIG Chain (5 ALIGNED SPIDERS), the player immediately CAPTURES (removes) TWO SPIDERS from the opponent's side.
IMPORTANT RULES:
A player CANNOT capture Spiders that are already part of an existing SMALL or BIG CHAIN, unless there are no other loose Spiders available to capture.
A player CANNOT capture Spiders by remaking a chain using the same Spider(s) in the same positions.
A NEW CHAIN is valid only if at least one Spider has been newly slid into position.
WINNING:
The game is won by the first player to CAPTURE 7 of the opponent's Spiders.
A player also wins if the opponent surrenders, conceding that recovery and victory are impossible.
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