Through its movement in time and countries, there have been many adaptations of this game. Mancala is an ancient game, dating back to the 7th century.
This means that you pick a number between 1-48, whoever collects that many stones in their mancala first wins the game. The goal is to be the first one to empty stones from your side of the board to win or be the first to empty out your opponent’s cups to win. Players continuously pick up and drop stones into cups until their last stone drops into an empty cup then the turn ends and the opponent can play. This is a good variation when playing with children, to ease them Instead, the play continues as regular and ends the “no capture” rule: The basic idea is when the player’s last stone isĭropped in their empty cup, they don’t capture the seeds in the opponent’s cupĭirectly opposite that cup. There are so many ways you can make this game interesting for you. Keep empty cups so you can capture your opponent’s stones if you land one stone That stone in your mancala and get additional turns.
Your gameplay by taking the stones from the third cup ensures the last stone isĭropped into your mancala hence affording you another turn.Īnd keep the last cup empty or with one stone in it, this way you can capture Here are some of the strategies you can apply to your gameplay: This game is very mathematical, hence keeping count of all stones and thinking multiple moves ahead of time will make you win this game. Player that has the most stones in their mancala wins. The remaining stones belong to his opponent and they can put it in their Game ends when one player has no stones remaining on his/her side of the board. Stones in that cup as well as your one stone and put them in your mancala. Your last stone is dropped in an empty cup on your side of the board and thereĪre stones in your opponent’s cup opposite to that cup, then you capture the Your last stone is dropped into your mancala you get an additional turn. Moving the stones around, you always skip your opponent’s Mancala. Start your turn, pick up the stones in one of your cups and movingĬounter-clockwise drop a stone in each cup, including your mancala until you Four (4) stones are placed in each cup, except the mancala. The board is placed between two (2) players, each facing a long end. The long ends have six (6) small holes each, known as cups, and two large cups at the short ends of the board, known as Mancala or stores. The main goal of this game is to collect as many stones as you can by the end of the game. If you don’t own Mancala already, check it out here on Amazon. The player with the most stones wins the game. The remaining stones stay with the player and go into their mancala for the final count. Continue playing until one side of the board is empty. Your mancala is to your right and your opponent’s is to their right. When moving around the board, you can put a stone in your mancala but always skip your opponent’s Mancala. Alternately, your turn ends when all the stones in your hand are distributed around the board. If your last stone lands in an empty cup on your side of the board, then the stones in your opponent’s cup directly opposite that cup, and your one stone are put in your mancala and your turn ends. As the play continues, the number of stones in each cup varies. If your fourth stone ends up in your mancala, take another turn. Start by picking up the four stones from one cup on your side of the board and move counter-clockwise dropping a stone in each cup as you go. The main objective of the game is to gather as many stones as you can into your mancala by moving the stones around the board. On the long ends of the board, there are 6 cups, each filled with 4 stones. The game got its name from the Mancala, which is the large hole or store at the short ends of the game board.