Nine Men’s Morris or Letter Hunt?

The key differences

• From 3 players on, only Letter Hunt works: it goes up to 10 players, Nine Men’s Morris only up to 2.
• Letter Hunt needs a TV, or an iPad or Mac as the table; Nine Men’s Morris also runs on phones alone.
• Letter Hunt is louder than Nine Men’s Morris (lively vs. silent).
• Only Nine Men’s Morris can be played against the computer – Letter Hunt needs real players.
• Nine Men’s Morris rewards skill more than Letter Hunt (pure skill vs. mostly skill).
• Nine Men’s Morris works from age 6, we recommend Letter Hunt from 9.
• Letter Hunt is quicker to learn than Nine Men’s Morris (explained in a minute vs. quick to learn).
• Letter Hunt requires reading and writing, Nine Men’s Morris doesn’t – worth knowing with younger kids.

At a glance

At a glance	Nine Men’s Morris	Letter Hunt
Type	Board and dice games	Party games
Players	2 players	2–10 players
Length of a game	10–20 min	10–25 min
Age	ages 6+	ages 9+
Luck or skill	pure skill	mostly skill
Noise level	silent	lively
Learning curve	quick to learn	explained in a minute
Interaction	you react to each other	you react to each other
TV	not needed	needed
Against the computer	yes	no
Teams	no	no
Bluffing	no	no
Reading needed	no	yes

Which one suits you?

Nine Men’s Morris

The old board game with nine pieces each: place, then move, and finally fly. Close a mill and you take one of your opponent’s pieces – and a well-built double mill often decides the game.

Pick Nine Men’s Morris when two people want a calm strategy game that’s settled in about a quarter of an hour.

Letter Hunt

The classic word game without pen and paper: one letter, several categories, and whoever finishes first calls “Stop!”. You score together – dodgy answers can be challenged and the majority decides.

Pick Letter Hunt when you enjoy playing with words and don’t mind a friendly argument.

What they have in common

• Both only work with exactly 2 players.
• Both come free with Gather and need no account.