Board

Mancala

An ancient family of count-and-capture games. Players pick up seeds and distribute them around the board, aiming to collect the most in their store.

Popularity

#19

2 players

10-20 minutes

Easy

What You'll Need

🎯 Mancala board (2 rows of 6 pits, 2 stores)

🪨 48 seeds or stones

An ancient family of count-and-capture games. Players pick up seeds and distribute them around the board, aiming to collect the most in their store.

Board has 2 rows of 6 pits plus 2 stores (one each end)
Start with 4 seeds in each pit; stores empty
Pick up all seeds from one of your pits
Drop one seed in each pit counter-clockwise
Skip opponent's store but include your own
If last seed lands in your store, go again
If last seed lands in empty pit on your side, capture it plus opposite pit's seeds
Game ends when one side is empty
Remaining seeds go to that side's player
Most seeds wins

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