The player who has the most stones in their store wins. Mancala is a 2-player turn-based strategy board games played with small stones, beans, or seeds with rows of holes in a board. Each player will count the number of stones in their store. When all six pockets on one side are emptied the game ends. Mancala is a two-player, turn-based strategy game where the objective is to collect the most pieces by the end of the game. If the last stone is placed in an empty pocket on the player’s own side, the player takes this stone as well as the other player’s stones across from the empty pocket landed in, and places them in their own store.
If the last stone is deposited in the player’s own store, the player gets another turn. Mancala is an ancient family of board games, and there are numerous variants. However, if they encounter the other player’s store, that store is skipped over. If there are enough stones to go past the player’s own store, stones are deposited continuing on the other side’s pockets. If a player encounters their own store, a stone is deposited in it. The player will remove all the stones from that pocket, and deposit one stone at a time into neighboring pockets going counter-clockwise until the stones run out. One player will start the game by picking any pocket containing stones from their own side. The object of this game is to see which player can get the most stones into their store. Place 4 stones in each of the 12 pockets.
The game board is made of 2 rows of 6 small holes known as “pockets”, and large holes on opposite ends called “mancalas” or “stores”.Įach player has 6 pockets directly in front of them and a store to their right. Place the game board between the two players lengthwise. The term mancala is derived from the Arabic word, “Naqala,” which means, “to move.” Mancala is a game with ancient heritage from Eritrea and Ethiopia, dating back as far as the 6th and 7th century, and is still enjoyed through to this day.
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