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 and Playable Game of Ur, 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.



How to Play

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.

Nine-holes Board Locations

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
  

Ald-ruhn, The Rat In The Pot

• Challenger:Dro'Tasarr
• Bet:18
  

Suran, Goldyn Belaram: Pawnbroker

• Challenger:Goldyn Belaram
• Bet:20
  

Ebonheart, Six Fishes

• Challenger:Chanil-Lee
• Bet:22
  

Sadrith Mora, Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub

• Challenger:Celegorn
• Bet:25
  

Vivec, Elven Nations Cornerclub (Hlaalu canton)

• Challenger:Sovali Uvayn
• Bet:28
  

Caldera, Ghorak Manor

• Challenger:Creeper
• Bet:30
  

Optional: Tamriel Rebuilt Addon

In addition to the main plugin, an optional plugin adds a few more locations to Tamriel Rebuilt's mainland. This was last updated for version 23.10. Additional fixes are unlikely to be needed for existing locations, but still possible as the TR mod continues development.

Firewatch, Ember Keep: Guard Barracks

• Challenger:Frascia Jandacia
• Bet:10
  

Helnim, The Red Drake

• Challenger:Sanas Indalor
• Bet:18
  

Firewatch, The Howling Noose

• Challenger:Jarvas Nerethran
• Bet:22
  

Andothren, The Dancing Cup

• Challenger:Threxia Sansalas
• Bet:24
  

Old Ebonheart, The Salty Futtocks

• Challenger:Nodgar
• Bet:26
  

Akamora, The Laughing Goblin

• Challenger:Clibergus Celata
• Bet:30
  

Arvud, Lucky Shalaasa's Caravanserai

• Challenger:Iridor
• Bet:35
  

A separate Modular version exists to let you pick and choose which locations you want. You may even opt to just have the core files for use as an asset for some other mod. If an incompatibility exists with any location, you can use all the locations that do work. You can always merge them together in the CS if you wish to minimize your plugin count.

Make sure the 00 Core file is always loaded first, before any locations.

Built-in compatibility exists through the modular files.

• Beautiful Cities of Morrowind  — Replacement version for Suran, Goldyn Belaram: Pawnbroker. All other locations compatible by default.
• Nordic Dagon Fel — Has its own patch included for Nine-holes.
  

Use the "BCOM All Merged" option on its own if you don't care to pick and choose for compatibility with other potential interior mods.

• Playable Game of Ur
• Moving Minecarts
• Questline - Vivec Lighthouse Keeper
• Thirteen Telvanni - a Dunmer Card Game
• Writer of the Third Era
• Quick Character Creation
• Preview Warning for Tamriel Rebuilt (and Creating Your Own TR_Preview)