After doing some research it turns out that what I think of as the game Mancala is actually a classification or type of game that is played all over the world. While the game originated in Africa, the name mancala actually comes from an Arabic word naqala which means “to move”. The player with the most stones is the winner. The players count the stones in their mancala and also add in any that are left on their side. When one player’s side is empty, the game is over. Here is a typical first move, which allows that player to go a second time. This is called a capture.Īn important rule to note is that if the last stone you place lands in your mancala, you get another turn. If the last stone placed on your turn lands in an empty cup on your side of the board, take that stone and any stones in the opponent’s cup across from it, and place them in your mancala. Then going counterclockwise, place one stone in each cup, including their own mancala, but not the opponent’s mancala. One player goes first and takes all of the stones out of one of their cups. Each player has a side of the board with 6 cups and a larger cup at the end to the player’s right. The photo at the top of this post shows the initial set up. The setup is so simple that it occurred to me you could easily play this just about anywhere by gathering together some rocks, sticks, pennies, or whatever else you can find 48 of and marking off the cups with something. 48 rocks, 2 rows of 6 cups, and a cup at each end (the Mancala). So good that, at the age of 9, she usually beats everyone she goes against. We love playing the game and my daughter is very good at. With three kids, we have quite a stockpile of games in our house, both electronic and traditional board games.
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