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Mancala

Sow the seeds, pinch theirs, finish with the fullest store.

exactly 2 players · Head-to-head · About 5 to 10 min · Tapping · Great against computer players

How to play

  1. Pick one of the six pits on your side and sow its seeds one at a time anticlockwise, dropping one in your own store as you pass it.
  2. If your last seed lands in your store, you get another turn straight away.
  3. If it lands in an empty pit on your side, you capture that seed plus everything in the pit facing it.
  4. When either side runs out of seeds the game stops, the other player banks what is left, and the fullest store wins.

Game screenshots

Game screens shown with example turns.

Ways to play

  • 🪨 Four a pitRecommended

    Four seeds in each pit, 48 in all.

  • ⚡ Three a pit

    Three seeds in each pit, 36 in all, for a shorter game.

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