Dara
It is a 2 person game somewhat like 9 men’s Morris. The objective is to form many 3 in a rows to eliminate opponents pieces that the opponent can’t play further
The board is a 5x6 square board. Each player has 12 pieces. One player plays Black and the other plays White, however, any two colors will do. 
The board is empty in the beginning. Players take turn placing their pieces onto the empty cells of the square board with their strategy . Three in a row is not allowed for placement. This is known as Phase 1 of the game or the Drop phase.
After all 24 stones have been placed, Phase 2 or the Move phase begins. Players will then take turns moving their pieces orthogonally into an adjacent empty cell.
Players attempt to make a three-in-a-row with their own pieces. The three-in-a-row must be orthogonal and not diagonal. Furthermore, it must be strictly three consecutive pieces in a row. When a three-in-a-row is made by a player, he or she can remove one enemy piece from the board which is not part of a three-in-a-row itself.
If a player has only 2 pieces left he or she is the loser.
Three-in-a-rows made during the Drop phase do not count. Therefore, a player cannot remove another player's stone during the Drop phase even if one were to make a three-in-a-row. Moreover, the rule that four or more pieces in a row are illegal to form also applies in the Drop phase.
If a player were to successfully form two three-in-a-rows in one move during the Move phase, only one enemy piece can be removed.
In the paper version the simple grid is drawn on a paper and 12 coloured circles or squares in 2 colours cut out.
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