Mancala is a ancient game dated back to Egyptian times. From Asia to Africa, the game is played with two players with forty-eight pebbles in twelve holes in total. Each hole must have four pebbles except the mancala. Collect the most stones in your mancala (mancalas are the large bowls at each end of the board). The game begins with one player picking up all of the pieces in any one of the holes on his side.Moving counter-clockwise, the player deposits one of the stones in each hole until the stones run out.
If you run into your own store, deposit one piece in it. If you run into your opponent's store, skip it.
If the last piece you drop is in your own store, you get a free turn.If the last piece you drop is in an empty hole on your side, you capture that piece and any pieces in the hole directly opposite. Always place all captured pieces in your The player who still has pieces on his side of the board when the game ends captures all of those pieces.
store. The game ends when all six spaces on one side of the Mancala board are empty.
Link: http://www.aflcio.org/unionshop/games/game_mancala.cfm
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