Nine-holes

This mod brings together the Nine-holes assets included with Tamriel_Data as a fully interactive board game. Nine-holes is mentioned briefly by Hrisskar in Seyda Neen and within the tradehouse notice in Arrille's Tradehouse. It is a real game (see Wikipedia article) that works like a two-phase tic-tac-toe game. Throughout Vvardenfell are challengers who will bet a certain amount of gold that they can beat you.

Be sure to check out my other minigame mods, Thirteen Telvanni, Playable Game of Ur, and Imperial Billiards, which nicely complement the locations of this game.

Neither MWSE nor OpenMW are required. This mod uses only native Morrowind scripting.

Tamriel_Data is required. The latest releases use loose files, so you don't need to register BSAs.

Two players, Red and White, compete. The first phase is to place down three pins (or pegs/sticks), taking alternate turns. Whenever a player gets 3 in a row horizontally or vertically (but not diagonally), they win. The second phase is to pick up a pin and place it somewhere else to try to get 3 in a row and/or block your opponent from getting it.

This mod includes a full AI, which plays a near-perfect game. It makes an occasional mistake, increasing in frequency in relation to your character's luck. Technically, you can win every round with enough patience, but sometimes even humans make a mistake. The AI will usually take advantage of these blunders.

You can opt to practice with the board alone or choose the nearest NPC, who will challenge you with a bet. If you win, you receive double what you put in. Leaving a location or denying the challenge at any point to go back to practicing will reset the game. You must then request another match with the NPC.

Whereas Thirteen Telvanni is centered mainly around Dunmer settlements, Nine-holes has its origin in Imperial culture, and so is more common in Imperial/Nord towns.

Seyda Neen, Arrille's Tradehouse

• []Challenger:  Hrisskar Flat-Foot[/]

  []Bet:      8[/]

  []Restricted:  Must complete quest "Fargoth's Hiding Place" and help Hrisskar[/]

  Moonmoth Legion Fort, Interior

  • []Challenger:  Larrius Varo[/]

    []Bet:      10[/]

    []Restricted:  Legion only[/]

    Dagon Fel, The End of the World

    • []Challenger:  Sold Fine-Hair[/]

      []Bet:      12[/]

      Pelagiad, Halfway Tavern

      []Challenger:  Samia[/]

      []Bet:      15[/]