Mancala By Family Traditions

Players: 2

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A game of judgment strategy and patience Mancala is simple to learn and challenging to play. Unfold the wood board to reveal the classic stone-moving game. Circle the board placing and scooping up stones. Gather the most stones to win the game. The high-quality wood board folds for easy storage or on-the-go fun!

The game is played on a board of two rows, each consisting of six round pits. The rows have a large store at either end called the Mancala. A player owns the six pits closest to them and the Mancala on their right side.

The game is started with four (4) stones in each pit. A player takes all the stones from one of their pits, and then they are distributed one by one, counterclockwise, in the pits and the player's own Mancala, but not into the opponent's store. If the last stone is dropped into an opponent's pit or a non-empty pit of the player, the move ends without anything being captured. If the last stone falls into the player's Mancala, they must move again. If the last stone is put into an empty pit owned by the player, they capture all contents of the opposite pit together with the capturing piece and puts them in their Mancala. If the opposite pit is empty, nothing is captured. A capture ends the move.

The game ends when one player no longer has any stones in any of their holes. The remaining pieces are captured by their adversary. The player who has captured the most pieces is declared the winner.