Mancala
Mancala is played with seven pits per player, six playing pits plus one score pit, called the Kalaha. This is a very old game but has not lost it's charm as a good math teacher as well as challenging enough that adults still like to play the game.
GAME RULES:
To Start Game:
Required pieces to play:
2 players at a time can play Mancala, the more pieces you start out with, the more challenging the game.
At the beginning of the game, each of the (12) middle playing pits contains 3 or more pieces, (each pit starts with the same amount). To play, the player chooses one pit and removes all the pieces from that pit and distributes one piece in each pit to his right in a counter clockwise direction. If there are enough pieces to land or go past the players home or (Kalaha) pit, they put one in there and continue on around until there are no more to distribute. If the last piece distributed lands in the players Kalaha, then they get to go again. Pieces placed in a Kalaha are points for that player. Pieces are not put in the opponent's Kalaha. If the last piece is placed in an empty pit on their own side of the board, (after passing the opponent's Kalaha) then they capture the pieces in the opposite (their opponent's) pit. All captured pieces, as well as the capturing piece, are placed in the player's Kalaha. The game ends when all of the pits on one side of the board are empty. The player with pieces remaining gets to put them into their own Kalaha. The winner is the player with the most pieces.
The Mancala game comes with the playing board and instructions. You supply the playing pieces for the game. Beans, nuts, coins, stones, marbles, and about any other small parts, even candies, can be used for playing pieces.
This lightweight board is stack-able, and very durable, making it ideal for schools and other facilities where multiple games may be desired. These games can be washed!
This board measures approximately 19 & 1/4 inches long by 5 & 3/4 inches wide by 3/4 inches thick. Player pits are designed to hold playing pieces more positively than most wood boards, making it less of a hazard to drop pieces on the floor because of spillage.
The Mancala game board design and construction shown is
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Product Code: EG-002
