Mancala

Mancala

Player 1 (bottom row) starts

how to play?

  1. The aim of the game is to fill your mancala (the big pockets on the sides).
  2. Player 1 controls the bottom row and the mancala on the right.
  3. Player 2 controls the top row and mancala on the left.
  4. Play moves anti-clockwise.
  5. To move pick a pit (the small pockets) on your row.
  6. The points (seeds) in the pocket are then distributed 1 point at a time to neighbouring pockets. This is called sowing.
  7. You skip the enemy's mancala.
  8. If you finish on your own mancala you get another turn.
  9. If you finish on an empty pit on your own side, you place that last seed directly in your mancala. You also capture any enemy seeds opposite.
  10. When there are no more availible moves, all the remaining seeds are moved to your enemy's mancala