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Help with Mancala
Mancala is one of the oldest two-player strategy games
in the world. It has many variations, and this version
known as Kalaha, is just one variation. Kalaha has
been played for more than 7,000 years throughout Asia
and Africa.
The goal of the game is to capture as many "stones" or
playing pieces as possible.
The game begins with 4 stones or playing pieces in each
pit. The human player makes the first move.
The player picks up all the pieces in one of their pits
and sows the pieces, one in each pit, around the board
counter-clockwise, including into their own Kalaha. If
there are enough pieces, the player continues sowing
into the pits on the opponent's side of the board.
If a player's last piece lands in their own Kalaha,
then the player gets another turn.
A player may capture the pieces in their opponent's
pit if their last piece is sown in an empty pit on
their side of the board. The player then gets to
capture all of the pieces in the opposite pit (the
opponent's) and store them in their own Kalaha along
with the capturing piece.
When all six pits on one side of the board are empty,
the game is over. The player who still has playing
pieces in their own pits gets to put them in their
own Kalaha. The winner is the player with the most
"stones" or pieces in their own Kalaha.
For more help, write to:
AGCrump
P.O. Box 8216
Inglewood, CA 90308
or, E-mail at ao545@lafn.org